From: Brian McGahan (bmcgahan@internetworkexpert.com)
Date: Wed Mar 21 2007 - 16:09:30 ART
3600 version support stops at 12.4 mainline. 2600XMs support
12.4T and most likely will support 12.5/13.0 when released. For current
lab preparation there is not much different, but if you want to
future-proof your setup some I would recommend 2600XMs over 3600s.
HTH,
Brian McGahan, CCIE #8593 (R&S/SP)
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-----Original Message-----
From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
Stephen Lee
Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 12:25 PM
To: Martin Kiefer; ananth.sarma@gmail.com
Cc: ccielab@groupstudy.com
Subject: RE: LAb Equipment ...
There is nothing that the 2600XM line supports that the 3640's do not. I
wouldn't waste my money. Plus they limit you on the number of expansion
slots.
Thanks,
Steve
Stephen S. Lee
Senior Systems Engineer
-----Original Message-----
From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
Martin Kiefer
Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 5:46 AM
To: ananth.sarma@gmail.com
Cc: ccielab@groupstudy.com
Subject: RE: LAb Equipment ...
Hi.
Well, I think the lab is overprized, the 3640 routers are old and you
need
at least 3 more routers in your POD for backbone routers, and (as one
mentioned) one for frame-relay switch. The FR switch can easily be one
of
the BB routers.
I would look on ebay for some 2600 XM routers. They can be found at a
reasonable price going from 500 USD and up to around a 1000 USD depends
on
the amount of cards and memory.
Then of course you will need 4 switches in a combination of 3550 and
3560s.
The 3560s might be the biggest post on the budget, for some reason
ebay.com
3560s costs a fortune compared to the ones in Europe.
Finally you need the terminal server, cables and maybe wic-cards but all
of
those things can be found cheap on ebay.
You will probably end up paying a bit more for the lab than the 10K. But
you
will have a better and more up to date lab and when you are done with
it,
it's more easy to sell again so you won't lose that much money on it.
One last thing to have in mind, you can actually get a lot of rack time
for
those 10K out there. Just look around and you won't have all the
problems
with getting the gear.
Best regards
Martin Kiefer
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf
Of
> ananth.sarma@gmail.com
> Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 1:43 AM
> To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Subject: LAb Equipment ...
>
> Dear all,
>
> I recently attended a CCIE bootcamp of 1 month long in India which was
> nice.
> One good thing is that they allow us to practise on the pods during
the
> nights indefinitely FOC!!
>
>
> I am planning to buy a POD to practice until my lab exam. ( 6 months
> from now!)
>
> Can you give me some good suggestions in selecting/buying the Routers
> and Switches?
>
> I found a good deal in E-bay costing $10k which includes around 6 x
> 3640, 2 x 3560, 2x 3550, 1 x 26xx Access Server along with cables and
> ports.
>
> Is it a worthwhile investment? I have heard about on-line labs but
> never tried them.
>
> Tough I enjoyed the bootcamp, needed to brush up on some areas and I
> was slow on the labs. I tend to slow down while focusing on the
> solutions mainly on Route-maps creation and Redistribution. Your
> valuable suggestions are welcome. How do I speed up on the lab?
>
> Regards,
>
> Ananth G Sarma
>
>
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