for anyone who will be visiting the CCIE lab from about September on, access to a 3550 or two will become essential.
for the transition period of Sept 1 through Nov 4 you may or may not see the 3550 in the CCIE Lab. Cisco states they will be replacing the existing token ring and Cat 5 switches during that time. Even so, during that time period one should be prepared for, and expect to at least work the basic IOS commands for switch stuff. After Nov 4, expect the worst. The 3550 will permit the configuration of QoS from end to end in the Lab. furthermore, IP phones don't HAVE to have in line power to work. dig? meaning I expect some more interesting voice scenarios to be seen. After Nov 4th, with the exception of DLSw ( as stated on the Cisco site ) the CCIE Lab will be a forward looking, highly relevant, and truly expert level test. All those rent a rack places are quickly moving 3550's into their racks. Still, I suspect rack rental time may be hard to come buy for a few months from September on. A certain auction site has had quite a bit of action of the 3550's but the prices have been surprisingly low. Also, street price for the 3550-24 is as low as 2K for the SMI version, and 3K for an EMI version. Even though token rink is being removed from the CCIE lab soon, picking up a few token ring routers can be an effective way to spend your practice lab budget. 2502's go for less than 200 these days, fully loaded. a 2512 terminal server/router is about half the price of the ethernet based 2511. great way to get a lot of serial ports for things like IP Expert labs. Just my opinion, based on what I have seen and read so far. Chuck ""Larry Letterman"" wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > The one I have at home is : > > a 1900 or better switch for IOS based switch practice.. > (I know the 1900 isn't really ios) > > 2621 with voice cards and a dual port t1 card.. > ( this is for the voip and serial/csu labs) > > several 2511 routers with the dte/dce back to back cables.. > ( this takes care of the t1 similation as well console serving ) > > 2 4700 routers with ethernet and serial interfaces... > (the serial allows for the 4700 to be a frame switch for the 2511's) > > This gets me thru most of the routing and switching labs..I still will need > lab time for the atm and isdn areas....buts it a good start... > > > Larry Letterman > Cisco Systems > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Saturday, August 03, 2002 5:53 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Lab [7:50613] > > > Hello, > > I need to buy some stuff (routers, switches, cables) to create my personal > lab for CCNP. Do you guys have any recommendation? > > Any help will be appreciated. > > Thanks > > Raquel Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=50618&t=50613 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
