--- John Nemeth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Jul 7, 4:07am, "Fowler, Robert J." wrote:
> }
> } However it might be a good choice for someone who is building a
> home lab. It
> } is much cheaper to piece together some computers and throw zebra
> on it than
> } to buy several routers. I've never used Zebra but it sounds like
> if you had
> } some existing equipment and wanted to expand on that, couldn't
> afford to buy
> } another router but had some old PC's it would be the way to go,
> since
> } speed/reliability wouldn't be a real factor in a home lab. Any
> thoughts?
>
> Although, you may learn something about the protocols, you
> won't
> learn anything about real routers. You definitely need to get
> hands on
> with real routers. Zebra could be used to simulate a secondary
> router
> in a multi-router experiment, but it isn't sufficient by itself.
>
> }-- End of excerpt from "Fowler, Robert J."
Hi John,
Is a real router a device which routes layer 3 packets? Or a device
"specifically designed" to route layer 3 packets. Your statement
implies the latter. Whereas I believe the former.
You *will* learn about real routers because the pc is a real router.
You may *not learn* anything about IOS or $VENDOR's routers.
And before the hate mail floods my inbox, learning cisco's routers is
a *good* thing. you can't ignore the 800lb gorilla.
anthony
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