"Lewis, John M" wrote:
>
> I am looking to get another piece of equipment for my home lab and
> need some advice. I have 2 each 2501's and would like to add
> something that I will give me more bang for my buck, as I go after
> my CCNP. Does anyone have any suggestion? I know that a 5505 would
> be just the thing, but that is out of my range.
A 5500 chassis is still a bit pricey. Don't look so much at the
platform as you do the supervisor module. The classic Catalyst
(non-IOS) switches more or less share the same supervisor modules.
An ancient 5000 likely has a Sup-I, mid-range 2926s have Sup-IIs, and
newer switches have Sup-IIIs or the gigabit supervisor. You can get
basic configs from an old 5000 Sup-I or 2900 (non-XL) Sup-II.
If you want to practice fancier stuff like MLS, NFFC, QoS, etc., you
may need a more expensive supervisor and even line cards (in the case of
QoS, yes, it goes down to the line card module for capabilities).
Jeff Kell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (has 5005, 5500, 2926s, etc at work)
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