Re: Cheapest CCIE RS Rack Rentals?

OK. Fair enough.

For R&S I'd recommend Narbik's, it's very much negotiable and follows a well
designed L1/2 map. I guess even he's got some semi L2 mock labs for this.

Tip: It's a good idea to have a summary of the 3560 specific
commands/scenarios that you want to do before jumping on racks. I'd design a
nice and neat L2 lab including almost all the features and attempt it in 3-4
hours. Then you'll have some time to grade yourself and see if you've hit
any issues. A typical case could cover IPv6, SDMs, PVLANs, LS Tracking,
Dot1x (both formats), adjacency (LLDP), logging and Channeling. Some
features in CATs may yield unexpected results, pay close attention to EIGRP
Stub (possible workarounds), PBR and WCCP when you've got only 3560s in your
mock scenario.

HTH
Kambiz Agahian

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

On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 8:13 AM, sam_manchester <
sam_manchester_at_aim-planet.com> wrote:

> Thanks Kambiz,
>
> I have used GNS3 extensively, and specially with 2961 L2 vlan support is
> very good.
>
> My lab exam is 4 weeks away... just wanted to fine tune L2 stuff on 3560,
> so
> was looking for cheap online racks.
>
> GN3+3560 is also very good idea but not finding reasonable cost 3560.. .let
> me know if anyone interested selling 3560s?
>
> BTW how much 3560 cost?
>
>
>
> Cheers.
>
>
>
>
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> Kambiz Agahian
> Sent: 09 August 2010 10:36 PM
> To: sam_manchester
> Cc: Cisco certification
> Subject: Re: Cheapest CCIE RS Rack Rentals?
>
> 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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