Re: Cheapest CCIE RS Rack Rentals?

Precisely. Even it's L2 device is not that bad :)

HTH
Kambiz Agahian

CCIE Instructor/Consultant
M.Eng Telecom, CCIE# 25341, CCSI# 33326, MCSE, MCSA

On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 2:51 PM, --Hammer-- <bhmccie_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> I have a fat GNS server with physical 3560s hanging off a trunk. Works
> great for everything.
>
> --Hammer--
>
>
>
> On 8/9/2010 4:35 PM, Kambiz Agahian wrote:
>
>> Sam,
>>
>> I'd say GNS.
>>
>> When it comes to CCIE R&S we're talking about "general" and "special"
>> configurations. You can play with the general stuff (70-75% of the exam)
>> at
>> a VERY low cost.
>>
>> GNS was not that good in the past but today it seems pretty mature. Now,
>> you
>> don't have to deal with learning Dynagen and other text based stuff.
>> Install
>> it like a simple Windows app and drive it through.
>>
>> Moreover, today you can purchase a decent PC off ebay for less than $300
>> and
>> run 12.4T on 10-15 routers.
>>
>> I need advanced switching feature. Now what? If you can afford some
>> switches
>> that would be great otherwise as a nice practice you can "customize" your
>> scenarios and eliminate direct switching, I do this all the time for my
>> students. You can then pay a lot less to rent a rack just to practice some
>> L2 features. Feel free to drop me a line if you need more info.
>>
>> A further saving step can be taken by purchasing outdated cheap 3550s and
>> then a small rack time budget can easily cover 3560 specific features
>> things
>> like QoS, PVLANs and IPv6.
>>
>> Having said that, I've seen an R&S home rack built at less than $300
>> (general topics only) :)
>>
>> Finally, if you're at the beginning of your journey I recommend GNS until
>> you feel you're done with all the general designs and configs.
>>
>> HTH
>> Kambiz Agahian
>>
>> CCIE Instructor/Consultant
>> M.Eng Telecom, CCIE# 25341, CCSI# 33326, MCSE, MCSA
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 11:00 AM, sam_manchester<
>> sam_manchester_at_aim-planet.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>> Hello Friends,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Could anyone please let me know where I can get the cheapest (~5/6 hour
>>> per
>>> session) rack rentals?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
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