Re: Home lab alternatives

From: Peter (peter@xxxxxxxxx)
Date: Thu Feb 22 2001 - 01:42:06 GMT-3


   
Thats whats cool about Cisco gear, the stuff works!!!

----- Original Message -----
From: "Yurchenko, Michael" <michael.yurchenko@verizon.com>
To: "'Dustin L LaMascus'" <lamascus@xs4all.nl>; <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2001 9:07 AM
Subject: RE: Home lab alternatives

> AVOID FVC (first virtual, v-switch etc) like PLAGUE!!!!!! Very unreliable,
> tends to break for no reason.
>
> Michael Yurchenko
> CCIE# 6695, CCDP, CCNP ATM Specialist, MCSE
> Customer Support Engineer - 2
> michael.yurchenko@verizon.com
> 610-407-2154
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dustin L LaMascus [mailto:lamascus@xs4all.nl]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2001 9:59 AM
> To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Subject: Home lab alternatives
>
>
> Hello all,
>
> After a little browsing on Ebay I had a "great" idea (prolly not
> original)...
> why not use other vendor products for items that are needed for a home lab
> but
> not required to know for the lab exam. I'm talking about a frame switch,
atm
>
> switch, and a terminal server. Okay, so you have to config your own
terminal
>
> server, but if I could find an alternative that saves me $500USD then I
> could
> prolly manage to remember the host statements :-) Same for the frame
> switch.. A
> nice used ASN from Bay may save big $$$ compared to a 4K with mods, or
even
> a
> 2522/23. I also saw some weird ATM products REAL cheap... unfortunately I
> know
> squat about other vendor's ATM products (FVC, Fore)...
>
> Has anyone else "made due" with these or other non-cisco products?
> recommendations?
>
> Thanks is advance!
>



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