From: Scott M Vermillion (scott_ccie_list@it-ag.com)
Date: Sun Sep 21 2008 - 12:44:42 ART
Hi Long,
Depending on your budget and your approach to lab prep, you could also
consider the 3560-8PCs (a nine-port switch counting the gig "uplink" port).
They have the full L3 and QoS functionality that you will need for lab prep.
You can buy these new for under $1k each and I'm guessing there's a used
market by now. Having said that, I'm not entirely convinced that a
four-switch hardware lab is strictly speaking necessary; rack rentals can go
a long way if you are able to work your schedule around those of the
vendors. I personally built a 4x3560-8PC lab and have no serious regrets -
I was able to learn a LOT about L2 via random exploration and
troubleshooting that I otherwise wouldn't have if I was just trying to get
through the motions of a lab scenario in my allotted rental window. But I
can honestly say that these switches were probably expense #2, second only
to the sum total of my training expenditures...
Prosperous studies!
Scott
-----Original Message-----
From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of Long
Nguyen
Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2008 3:29 AM
To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
Subject: Rack set up question for R & S
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 CCNP/CCDP
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