Just thought I would add a little bit more.
You may want to consider looking at 4500 (or 4000,4700) series routers.
They are modular and have pretty much equivalent processing power to
2600/3600 series routers (but not the architecture). They have a fairly
good range of modules available to them at a lower cost than 2600/3600
modules. The main downsides (in my opinion) are their size, and the lack
of voice support. Other than voice they still have good IOS feature
support (better than 2500s, including some MPLS edge features).
You may also want to consider MC3810 routers. These can be pretty much
considered as 2600s with only a limited selection of modules / options
but with good voice hw/sw support.
MC3810s and 4000/4500/4700 routers can all be obtained fairly cheaply on
ebay.
Regards
Peter
Craig Columbus wrote:
>
> I think it depends on your budget. You can get several 2500 series routers
> for the cost of a single 2600 with modules. With smart shopping, you
> should be able to pick up most 2500 models for under $275. I've bought
> 2501s, with 16/16, for under $200. The cheapest you're likely to get a
> 2610 is around $500. A WIC-1T will cost you another $120 or so.
> If money is not a problem, load up on 2600 or 3600 routers. However, if
> you want to watch your budget, build a lab with mainly cheap routers and
> maybe only a couple 2600 series for the stuff that the 2500s won't handle.
>
> At 01:36 PM 10/16/2002 +0000, you wrote:
> >I'm thinking about putting together a home lab and am trying to figure out
> >the right routers to get.
> >Is the main difference between a 2500 series and 2600 series that the 2600
> >is modular and a 2500 is fixed? I know 2500's are end of life cycle and
are
> >probably slower and all that, but that doesn't matter so much for a home
> >lab, does it?
> >Since the 2600 appears to be modular and the 2500 is not, I'm thinking I
> >could just get a couple 2600's and then buy various components - T1 WIC,
> >ISDN, Async 16A, etc and put them in and configure, take them out, replace
> >and configure, etc.... Then maybe I could just end up having to buy a
> >couple routers and be able to test and configure a bunch of stuff, rather
> >than having to buy a different 2500 for each thing.
> >Any insight or personal experiences would help.
> >Thanks a lot.
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