From: istong@stong.org
Date: Wed Mar 21 2007 - 16:23:04 ART
While I am a big fan of the 3640's there are a few things
you can do with 2600XM's that you can not with 3640's.
Specifically you can load a 2600XM with 256MB Ram and 48MB
Flash versus 128/32 on a 3640. This enables you to load
bigger fatter buggier IOS images :) You can load the 12.4T
train on a 2600XM but you do not have that option with a
3640. Doubt you will need lots of expansion slots for a
lab...
Thanks,
Ian
www.CCIE4u.com
Rack Rentals starting at $12 and Discounted Lab Scenarios
> 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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