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Since the Catalyst 5002 only has 2 slots, one for
the Supervisor module and another for whatever module you want, I was going to
use multiple blades and interchange them after using each. For example,
let's say I own a WS-X5225R Ethernet 10/100 blade and a WS-X5155 ATM LANE card
(talking to a 3Com Corebuilder 7000 running LANE). Well, I can only use
one at a time, so would it be just as beneficial to spend x number of weeks
learning 802.1q and ISL, then removing that blade and using the ATM LANE, or
would it make more sense to use it all on a bigger chasis that can house all the
blades at one time? The reason why I ask is that a 5002 chasis w/power
supply is just $639, a Supervisor one is $789, and this all makes for a cheap
Cat5k to build on. Most of the used Cat5k 6 slot chasis' I've seen come
with a Supervisor one, non-ISL 10/100 blade, and sell for around
$2800-$3000. That's too much being that the 10/100 is useless for the CCIE
lab unless it does ISL and 802.1q.
Regards,
Mark
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