Re: CCIE Lab Preparation using GNS3 - 4 switches against 2

I don't get it. The requirement is to have a total of 96 ports i.e. four 24
port switches. Now my question is if I get the same 96 ports using two 48
ports switches, will I be able to do all the labs and workbooks?

 Thanks

On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 4:49 AM, Artem Nedoshepa
<artem.nedoshepa_at_gmail.com>wrote:

> You got to have 4 switches, L2 is a very important part of the lab and you
> want to be really comfortable with it.
> 4x3550 would be enough for 90% of the lab, the remaining 10% you can
> practice on a ranted rack.
>
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>
>
> On Sun, Dec 12, 2010 at 7:06 PM, Malik Nouman Ahmad <djmalik_at_gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> All over internet it is a knows fact that to build up a CCIE Lab four
>> switches (2x3550-24 ports & 2x3560-24 ports) are required
>>
>> I am still at the beginning of practicing different workbooks and have not
>> that much details as to how will the switches be used. I was thinking that
>> instead of buying 2 of each 3550 and 3560 switches with 24ports, if I buy
>> 1
>> of each switch model but with 48 ports. Will this be okay to do the labs
>> as
>> total port count is same or do we actually require for separate switches
>> to
>> perform the labs properly?
>>
>> Please clarify this confusion
>>
>> Thanks & best regards,
>> Malik
>>
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