> For example if we wanna buy 1 300$ 3560, it costs for us about 700$ .
TTBOMK, $300 to $400 US is about the cheapest L3 switch you will find that
has the OSPF features you're probably going to need. Even other vendors
that make a full featured L3 switch won't get any cheaper than a few
hundred $$ US. You may be better using a low port density router that can
trunk to a L2 switch for port density. One that comes to mind is MikroTik
which are fairly cheap and can be ordered outside of the US. They also have
just their RouterOS http://www.mikrotik.com/software.html which can be
loaded into a standard PC with a "router" card for much less. Other than
that, you're into Quagga/Zebra/Bird software packages which are open source
and free that turn a basic PC loaded up with ethernet NIC's into an OSPF
device, but I'm not sure if I would go as far as putting this into
production without extensive testing for performance due to a much lower
throughput than what a HP/Cisco/etc switch would give you.
-- max On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 1:33 AM, Mohammad Moghaddas <moghaddas.it_at_gmail.com>wrote: > Thanks everybody, but I don't asked for switched about LAB :D > I'm involved in a project which the company has an OSPF domain, and all of > the devices are Cisco. Now the company is extending the domain which needs > more L3 switches, but because of some problems, we can't buy Cisco here. > For example if we wanna buy 1 300$ 3560, it costs for us about 700$ . > So we need some sort of replacement for Cisco here. > > > On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 07:26, N. Max Pierson <nmaxpierson_at_gmail.com>wrote: > >> >Cisco removed this in the nXoS as well. I just create an alias for it.. >> :) >> >> Technically, Cisco didn't remove it in NX-OS, as it never existed in >> SAN-OS from the start .... so we did the same and make an alias. >> >> But to Jay's point, I should have opted for the rack rentals as well >> instead of the "gray market lab" which is worth about half of what I payed >> to have the gear in my home lab. On the other hand, having the gear in my >> home lab is always convenient ... sometimes I just wanna wake up, make a >> sammich and lab for an hour or 2 without the hassle of having to schedule a >> session. >> >> Damn if you do, damn if you don't :) >> >> -- >> max >> >> >> On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 8:08 PM, Joe Sanchez <marco207p_at_gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Cisco removed this in the nXoS as well. I just create an alias for it.. >>> :) >>> >>> Regards, >>> Joe Sanchez >>> >>> On Apr 12, 2012, at 9:58 AM, Jay McMickle <jay.mcmickle_at_yahoo.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> > I saw that, and I feel bad for the candidates sitting the lab after >>> > October'ish. >>> > >>> > Starting with 12.2.55, do wr mem, for example, no longer works. You >>> must get >>> > down to global config before you can save. You might be able to do >>> copy run >>> > start- didn't think to try that. >>> > >>> > Regards, >>> > Jay McMickle- CCNP,CCSP,CCDP >>> > Sent from iJay >>> > >>> > On Apr 12, 2012, at 9:53 AM, marc edwards <renorider_at_gmail.com> wrote: >>> > >>> >> IOS 15 has arrived for catalyst. Probably will provoke revision to >>> Lab w/in >>> > a year.... >>> >> >>> >> On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 6:16 AM, Jay McMickle <jay.mcmickle_at_yahoo.com >>> > >>> > wrote: >>> >> OUCH! Not at Narbik's comment, but at the rapid decline in value of >>> my >>> > home >>> >> rack. IESH. I see them on Ebay for $300-450 USD, buy it now. Rack >>> > Rentals >>> >> would have paid off by now between the loss of value and electricity >>> spent >>> > for >>> >> the last 2 years. MAN! >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> Regards, >>> >> Jay McMickle- CCNP, CCSP, CCDP, MCSE >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> ________________________________ >>> >> From: Narbik Kocharians <narbikk_at_gmail.com> >>> >> To: Mohammad Moghaddas <moghaddas.it_at_gmail.com> >>> >> Cc: Cisco certification >>> >> <ccielab_at_groupstudy.com> >>> >> Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2012 12:24 AM >>> >> Subject: Re: >>> >> OT - L3 switch except Cisco >>> >> >>> >> You can get a 3560 for less than 300 dollars, how >>> >> much lower do you like to >>> >> go? >>> >> >>> >> On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 10:20 PM, Mohammad >>> >> Moghaddas <moghaddas.it_at_gmail.com >>> >>> wrote: >>> >> >>> >>> Hi there. >>> >>> I'm trying to find a >>> >> lower price L3 switch than Cisco ones such as 3560 or >>> >>> 3550. >>> >>> I wanna use >>> >> the switch to only participate in an OSPF domain (all other >>> >>> devices are >>> >> Cisco) and handling about 50Mb/s of traffic. Nothing more >>> >>> complex. >>> >>> Someone >>> >> suggested me some models of D-Link & HP. >>> >>> I look forward to hear your >>> >> suggestions. >>> >>> >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Blogs and organic groups at http://www.ccie.net >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________________________________ >>> >>> >>> >> Subscription information may be found at: >>> >>> >>> >> http://www.groupstudy.com/list/CCIELab.html >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> -- >>> >> *Narbik >>> >> Kocharians >>> >> *CCSI#30832, CCIE# 12410 (R&S, SP, Security) >>> >> *www.MicronicsTraining.com* <http://www.micronicstraining.com/> >>> >> Sr. Technical >>> >> Instructor >>> >> YES! 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