From: Darby Weaver (darbyweaver@yahoo.com)
Date: Sun Mar 11 2007 - 18:35:00 ART
At your service...
--- Cecil Wilson <Cecil.Wilson@flextronics.com> wrote:
> Daniel/Darby
> Thanks for your help
> Cecil
>
>
> Cecil G. Wilson
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Darby Weaver [mailto:darbyweaver@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2007 3:23 PM
> To: Daniel_Steyn@Dell.com; Cecil Wilson;
> ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Subject: RE: How do I prepare for the new 4 switch
> format?
>
> True enough and what you need to learn - you can
> easily learn in a few
> dedicated sessions.
>
>
> --- Daniel_Steyn@Dell.com wrote:
>
> > Hey Cecil,
> >
> > I'd actually recommend that you rent some rack
> time from one of the
> > major bootcamps/rack rental folks. You'll have
> access to 4 3560s for
> > a pretty good rate. The "competition" such as the
> Dell PowerConnect
> > line of gear is very affordable, but I would not
> recommend it - the
> > commands are just different enough to confuse you
> and mess with your
> > head. You also won't have access to any of the
> cisco-specific
> > commands.
> >
> > Daniel
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: nobody@groupstudy.com
> > [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of Darby
> Weaver
> > Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2007 1:38 PM
> > To: Cecil Wilson; ccielab@groupstudy.com
> > Subject: Re: How do I prepare for the new 4 switch
> format?
> >
> > Recall the "Triangle" or Spanning-Tree
> Manipulation.
> >
> > You can get a couple of cheap switches and
> practice these techniches.
> >
> > 2912-XL's can be had for under $50.00
> >
> >
> > But you may like the DEll competition to Cisco for
> about $100-200.00 -
>
> > more IOS-like and cheaper - same functions...
> >
> > I even bought an Avaya Switch to play with.
> >
> > Nortel can be had for basically shipping.
> >
> > You want to be able to manipulate Spanning-Tree
> and you want to be
> > able to play with the various Etherchannel
> commands.
> >
> >
> > You can do this on two Cisco switches - just get
> two others so you can
>
> > manipulate paths.
> >
> > You'll be fine and the competition is extremely
> cheap.
> >
> > I learned alot obout Spanning-Tree recently on
> Foundry for instance
> > (not as cheap) but the commands and concepts were
> almost identical in
> > most cases to Cisco.
> >
> >
> > --- Cecil Wilson <Cecil.Wilson@flextronics.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Hello GS
> > >
> > > I have been preparing for the CCIE lab,
> and
> > is scheduled for
> > >
> > > April. My concerns are: I have been practicing
> > with
> > > 2 3550 swithes,
> > >
> > > the format has been change to 4 3560
> > >
> > > (which I can NOT afford, at this point)
> > >
> > > Any suggestions on the best way to prepare
> for
> > the 4 switch format?
> > >
> > > Thanks for all input
> > >
> > >
> > >
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