From: GAURAV MADAN (gauravmadan1177@gmail.com)
Date: Sun Sep 21 2008 - 08:41:46 ART
As far as my knowleadge goes .. NM-4ESW is no product .
its HWIC-4ESW ( which is a L2 HWIC pure )
or
NM-16ESW (which does offer L3 features )
If you have plas abt buying these HWIC / NMs ; there are other better
options as well .
Thnx
Gaurav Madan
On Sun, Sep 21, 2008 at 5:05 PM, Darby Weaver <ccie.weaver@gmail.com> wrote:
> Long,
>
> There is so much you can do with just the two switches, that if anything, I
> might just add a third switch now for now for the triangle but otherwise,
> I'd wait till I got deeper in my studies. I worked with the 831/872 series
> and they can do what you are asking. It would be similar to having a
> 2800/3700/3800 with an NM-4ESW Module. So you can use it in place of a
> switch for a while. It will perform the functions of spanning-tree for
> you.
>
> On Sun, Sep 21, 2008 at 6:03 AM, Long Nguyen <longoc@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> > Would I be able to play with most of the technologies with two 3550 and
>> two
>> > 2950s? I also was given a 800 series router lol is it possible to use
>> that
>> > as a router on a stick for a 2950 ha?
>> >
>> > On Sun, Sep 21, 2008 at 2:36 AM, Ali Mousawi <mousawi.ali@gmail.com
>> >wrote:
>>
>> > Hi Long
>> >
>> > One important thing you should take care of is the default port mode. In
>> > 3550 the ports are dynamic desirable while on 3560 its dynamic auto.
>> > For 2950 you will mainly miss the QoS and L3 features.
>> >
>> > HTH
>> > Ali
>> > On Sun, Sep 21, 2008 at 2:29 AM, Long Nguyen <longoc@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> I've inherited my brother's CCIE rack and its an older set up with two
>> >> 3550
>> >> switches. I was wondering how crucial it would be for me two be able to
>> do
>> >> the labs with 4 switches. I've also inherited his older workbooks for
>> the
>> >> two switch set up. Should I pick up some 2950s and get the new learning
>> >> materials, or could I learn enough via the two switches, my work
>> >> experience
>> >> is not very extensive at all.
>> >> --
>> >> Thanks,
>> >>
>> >> Long Nguyen
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