Re: Which Cisco router for SOHO/HOME Use ? [7:16583]

2001-08-20 Thread MikeN
The famous IT answer to this question would be "that depends". Not spending much money is a subjective term relative to the amount of money you make..is $500 too much or $1000 too much? How far are you going to take your studies? Do you want to do ISL trunking at some point down the road? Are

RE: Which Cisco router for SOHO/HOME Use ? [7:16583]

2001-08-20 Thread Daniel Cotts
Generally "as little as possible" and "better router" are mutually exclusive. Check out eBay for a 1750. It's modular. Can do voice with the correct modules. There is a one port ethernet WIC. Also ADSL WIC. If you have the budget then a 2620/2621 would be my first choice. > -Original Message-

RE: Which Cisco router for SOHO/HOME Use ? [7:16583]

2001-08-20 Thread Bill Carter
2524's are good because of the number of interfaces you get. do the 2524 come with interface cards?? If no interface cards come with it all you get is a 1 port Ethernet router. http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/access/acs_fix/cis2500/2524/ boa/boaovr.htm ^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^ Bill

Re: Which Cisco router for SOHO/HOME Use ? [7:16583]

2001-08-20 Thread Brad Ellis
Wojtek, Hi! IF you're putting together a CCIE lab, I would recommend starting with some 2500 series routers. The 16xx and 17xx are alright, but they dont run Enterprise IOS code. A good way to start your home lab would be with a couple of 2501s and another 25xx with at least 4 serial ports tha