Re: Cheapest CCIE RS Rack Rentals?

We have pretty good pricing, unicast me if you still need racks for R&S.

But if it's Security or Voice, I highly recommend IPexpert.

On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 10:44 AM, <sam_manchester_at_aim-planet.com> wrote:

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> *From: *Narbik Kocharians <narbikk_at_gmail.com>
> *Date: *Tue, 10 Aug 2010 09:46:32 -0700
> *To: *sam_manchester<sam_manchester_at_aim-planet.com>
> *Cc: *Kambiz Agahian<aussiecert_at_gmail.com>; Cisco certification<
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> *Subject: *Re: Cheapest CCIE RS Rack Rentals?
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> Sam,
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> Whose book and/or topology will you be using? Is this for R&S?
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> On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 8:13 AM, sam_manchester <
> sam_manchester_at_aim-planet.com> wrote:
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>> Thanks Kambiz,
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>> I have used GNS3 extensively, and specially with 2961 L2 vlan support is
>> very good.
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>> My lab exam is 4 weeks away... just wanted to fine tune L2 stuff on 3560,
>> so
>> was looking for cheap online racks.
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>> GN3+3560 is also very good idea but not finding reasonable cost 3560..
>> .let
>> me know if anyone interested selling 3560s?
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>> BTW how much 3560 cost?
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>> Cheers.
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nobody_at_groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody_at_groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
>> Kambiz Agahian
>> Sent: 09 August 2010 10:36 PM
>> To: sam_manchester
>> Cc: Cisco certification
>> Subject: Re: Cheapest CCIE RS Rack Rentals?
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>> Sam,
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>> I'd say GNS.
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> Moreover, today you can purchase a decent PC off ebay for less than $300
>> and
>> run 12.4T on 10-15 routers.
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> Having said that, I've seen an R&S home rack built at less than $300
>> (general topics only) :)
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>> 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.
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>> HTH
>> Kambiz Agahian
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>> CCIE Instructor/Consultant
>> M.Eng Telecom, CCIE# 25341, CCSI# 33326, MCSE, MCSA
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>> On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 11:00 AM, sam_manchester <
>> sam_manchester_at_aim-planet.com> wrote:
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>> > Hello Friends,
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>> > Could anyone please let me know where I can get the cheapest (~5/6 hour
>> per
>> > session) rack rentals?
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>> > Thanks.
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