Thanks alot guys for your help. Regards,
K. Ali ""Jens Neelsen"" wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > Hi, > > my answer to this question is: You need both 5000 and 3550. > > The 5000 switch is used for CCNP now. and usd in many > installations. > > The 3550 switch is new, used for CCIE now and I think will be > used in CCNP in future. It is good to know it because it will be > used in many installations shortly. > > With kind regards > Jens Neelsen > > --- Richard Burdette wrote: > > K, > > > > I recently went through this thought process myself and in the > > end went with > > the 5000 series. I based my decision of several items; > > > > 1. I already had a 5000 switch. > > 2. CCNP switching track knows nothing of the 3550 > > 3. Expense, I added a SupIII engine and RSM on my 5000 > > relatively cheaply > > > > One thought you might keep in mind is the 3550, from what I've > > gathered on > > this new group, is in the CCIE lab so if you were to want to > > seek that > > designation, you'd then have to look into one of those, or > > rent one from an > > online rack. If I get that far I'll probably use a rack > > myself. > > > > Rich > > > > ""K Ali"" wrote in message > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > > Hi all, > > > > > > Please clear confusion. For my CCNP labs which Switch is > > recomended. 3500 > > or > > > should use 5500 series? > > > > > > They both support layer 3 switching as well as multilayer > > switch. > > > > > > Is 3500 fix and 5500 is modular??? In 5500 I need to put Net > > flow card and > > > Route switch card for layer 3 and multi layer switching then > > how about > > > 3500?? Are these cards builtin in 3500?? > > > > > > 5500 is set based then how about 3500??? Is it also set > > based or Ios > > based? > > > > > > So finally which one more recomended one as I know the > > official CCNP books > > > they use 5500 for labs and for CCIE prep they use 3500. > > > > > > Thanks.. > > > > > > Will appreciate your help. > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > Ali > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Shopping - Send Flowers for Valentine's Day > http://shopping.yahoo.com Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=63077&t=62927 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
