Re: cisco 880 series router for lab

I would second that recommendation. Instead of buying routers, invest in a
good multicore server, run ESXi on it and build your topologies with either
upcoming CML or CSR1000v. With that kind of a setup you can practice a lot
for the lab. At a later time, you can expand your lab paradise with some
external switches and you will have a full lab :-).

Your electrical bill will thank you.

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On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 8:40 AM, Cristian Matei <cmatei_at_ine.com> wrote:
> You better go all virtual for routers and use only hardware switches.
>
> On 27/02/14 18:33, "Narbik Kocharians" <narbik_at_micronicstraining.com>
> wrote:
>
> >880s are gr8, but i recommend 1921s or 2911s, and they all run 15.3T code
> >or better. But for home labs you don't have to spend that much money, i
> >would just get bunch of 2811s and add may be couple of 2911s/880s/1921s to
> >do what 15.1T does not have, such as SHA authentication in EIGRP, Wide
> >metric and etc. Don't forget licensing on 880/2911/1921s that can get
> >expensive.
> >
> >
> >On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 4:24 AM, Imran Ali <immrccie_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Hi all ,
> >>
> >> since 880  comes in very affordable pricing , and   it has four ehternet
> >> ports ,
> >>
> >> can we use this to build our ccie rs lab , considering that frame relay
> >>is
> >> not their any  more.
> >>
> >> (except ppp  related tasks)
> >>
> >> tia
> >>
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