Re: ccie switch lab 3 sw + 1 ESW

Hey Max, I like your idea for BB routers, very creative man! When I was
studying, my home rack had (and still has) 3x 3550 with EMI and 1x 3560.
The 3550 has gotten so much cheaper nowadays and can do 90% of what you
need for the RS exam. Heck, I saw one locally on Craigslist the other day
for $80!

If you are going with a vendor workbook my best recommendation to you would
be either emulate what they have, at least from a topology perspective or
rent the time. In my experience it is too much hassle and not worth it to
try and work through a workbook written specifically for one topology on an
entirely different topology. You will run into too many limitations

On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 9:59 AM, N. Max Pierson <nmaxpierson_at_gmail.com>wrote:

> >why not spend $70.00 more and get a 24 port 3550 or something?
>
> +1
>
> Steve has the right idea. I had 2x 3560's I got on the cheap, but didn't
> really wanna spend $2000 for another pair, so I got 2x 3550's for $220 and
> upgraded them to the ipservices image and I have been able complete almost
> all of the IPX labs that I have been through.
>
> Now the backbone routers are a different story. I'm sure I'll hear a few
> pitchforks coming my way by the time I finish this message, but I use a
> Juniper M10 split into very many VRF's which are broken out into dot1q
> trunks to simulate the 3 BB routers. I also have a spare 2610 (non XM)
> plugged in just in case I have a lab with a BB router that needs EIGRP,
> ODR, etc.
>
> Hey, it gets the job done :)
>
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