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John Heitmuller
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 Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 1:17 pm Post subject: Are Cisco 2500 Routers sufficient for a CCNA study lab? |
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I am preparing to retake to CCNA exam to renew my certification. I
have the following equipment that I used to prepare for the CCNA a few
years back.
2 x 2514 Router
3 x 2501 Router
2 x 1900 Switch
1 x 2900 Switch
Will these be sufficient to prepare for the current CCNA exam, or
should I buy some more current routers/switches off of eBay? If I
should upgrade, what would you suggest?
Thanks,
John |
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Trendkill
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| Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 1:40 pm Post subject: Re: Are Cisco 2500 Routers sufficient for a CCNA study lab? |
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On Mar 20, 9:17 am, John Heitmuller <john.heitmul...@jrfcorp.net>
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| Quote: | I am preparing to retake to CCNA exam to renew my certification. I
have the following equipment that I used to prepare for the CCNA a few
years back.
2 x 2514 Router
3 x 2501 Router
2 x 1900 Switch
1 x 2900 Switch
Will these be sufficient to prepare for the current CCNA exam, or
should I buy some more current routers/switches off of eBay? If I
should upgrade, what would you suggest?
Thanks,
John
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For CCNA, those should be mostly fine. CCNA is primarily very basic
routing/switching, and as long as your IOS images support the basics,
I don't see you needing to fork out a bunch of money. Although I will
say the 1900 is really old, and you will most likely want an IOS based
switch presuming your 2900 is cat. That would be the only thing that
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News Reader
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| Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 3:09 pm Post subject: Re: Are Cisco 2500 Routers sufficient for a CCNA study lab? |
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Trendkill wrote:
| Quote: | On Mar 20, 9:17 am, John Heitmuller <john.heitmul...@jrfcorp.net
wrote:
I am preparing to retake to CCNA exam to renew my certification. I
have the following equipment that I used to prepare for the CCNA a few
years back.
2 x 2514 Router
3 x 2501 Router
2 x 1900 Switch
1 x 2900 Switch
Will these be sufficient to prepare for the current CCNA exam, or
should I buy some more current routers/switches off of eBay? If I
should upgrade, what would you suggest?
Thanks,
John
For CCNA, those should be mostly fine. CCNA is primarily very basic
routing/switching, and as long as your IOS images support the basics,
I don't see you needing to fork out a bunch of money. Although I will
say the 1900 is really old, and you will most likely want an IOS based
switch presuming your 2900 is cat. That would be the only thing that
I would consider doing.
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There are significant differences between the 1900 and 2950 IOS
commands. CCNA exam guides from a couple years ago covered both, but
emphasized the 2950 as the new standard to which you should prepare.
Best regards,
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