From: Doug McIntyre on
Jason <SpamSpamSpam(a)SpanishInquisition.co.uk> writes:
>Yeah I'm starting to gather that. I'm studying for my CCNA & I inherited
>the lab I'm using from a friend who did his CCNA a few years ago. Much of
>the syntax also differs quite a lot from the Catalyst 2960 that my study
>book uses to give examples, which is quite frustrating; can you recommend
>something more modern that I might be able to pick up on eBay fairly
>cheaply?

Nobody is going to test on a 1900/2800. They are just too old, and
have fallen way off the radar for anybody.

A WS-C2950-xx is extremly close to the 2960 in features and configuration.
Its only been EOL'd fairly recent (announcement for the general line
on Oct 22, 2007), so it hasn't gone down in cost too much on eBay, but
what are you talking about fairly cheap? A WS-C2950-24 is going for $230
buy-it-now on eBay. Several auctions start in the $30 range, but I
suspect the 24 ports get up closer to higher $1xx range. I saw some of
the 12-porters going for $105/$107 auction wins.

For a CCNA lab, I'd pick up a WS-C2950-12, which will be close enough
to the 2960 in the book for all purposes. You can figure out the rest from
here I'm sure.

The generation after the 1900/2800 is the 29xx goes for cheaper, but
the differences will be greater (not quite as great as the 1900/2800 though).
They go for $50 (WS-C2924XL-EN-24). For the extra $50, I'd get the 2950
for your lab work. It'll be alot closer to what you'll be tested on.




From: Nick Fotis on
Doug McIntyre wrote:

> The generation after the 1900/2800 is the 29xx goes for cheaper, but
> the differences will be greater (not quite as great as the 1900/2800
> though). They go for $50 (WS-C2924XL-EN-24). For the extra $50, I'd get
> the 2950 for your lab work. It'll be alot closer to what you'll be tested
> on.

Because I am not very conversant with the Catalysts, what are the major
differences between the 2950-24 and the 2950-24XL?

Regards,
N.Fotis
From: Aubrey Adams on

"Doug McIntyre" <merlyn(a)geeks.org> wrote in message
news:473c9683$0$90416$892e0abb(a)auth.newsreader.octanews.com...
> Jason <SpamSpamSpam(a)SpanishInquisition.co.uk> writes:
>>Yeah I'm starting to gather that. I'm studying for my CCNA & I inherited
>>the lab I'm using from a friend who did his CCNA a few years ago. Much of
>>the syntax also differs quite a lot from the Catalyst 2960 that my study
>>book uses to give examples, which is quite frustrating; can you recommend
>>something more modern that I might be able to pick up on eBay fairly
>>cheaply?
>
> Nobody is going to test on a 1900/2800. They are just too old, and
> have fallen way off the radar for anybody.
>
>

2800 fallen off the radar?

The 1900/2500 lab bundles maybe.

Replaced by the 2900/2600 combo.

Today the 2950 or 2960 and 1841 or 2811 are the go, althought later 2600s
are still very useful fro CCNA study.

Aubrey



From: Doug McIntyre on
"Aubrey Adams" <aubrey.adamsRE(a)MOVEiinet.net.au> writes:
>"Doug McIntyre" <merlyn(a)geeks.org> wrote in message
>news:473c9683$0$90416$892e0abb(a)auth.newsreader.octanews.com...
>> Jason <SpamSpamSpam(a)SpanishInquisition.co.uk> writes:
>>>Yeah I'm starting to gather that. I'm studying for my CCNA & I inherited
>>>the lab I'm using from a friend who did his CCNA a few years ago. Much of
>>>the syntax also differs quite a lot from the Catalyst 2960 that my study
>>>book uses to give examples, which is quite frustrating; can you recommend
>>>something more modern that I might be able to pick up on eBay fairly
>>>cheaply?
>>
>> Nobody is going to test on a 1900/2800. They are just too old, and
>> have fallen way off the radar for anybody.

>2800 fallen off the radar?

>The 1900/2500 lab bundles maybe.

>Replaced by the 2900/2600 combo.

>Today the 2950 or 2960 and 1841 or 2811 are the go, althought later 2600s
>are still very useful fro CCNA study.


We're talking switch models. The Catalyst 2800 has fallen off the radar..

(ie. first generation Cisco switches after they bought Grand Junction).


From: Aubrey Adams on

"Doug McIntyre" <merlyn(a)geeks.org> wrote in message
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> "Aubrey Adams" <aubrey.adamsRE(a)MOVEiinet.net.au> writes:
>>"Doug McIntyre" <merlyn(a)geeks.org> wrote in message
>>news:473c9683$0$90416$892e0abb(a)auth.newsreader.octanews.com...
>>> Jason <SpamSpamSpam(a)SpanishInquisition.co.uk> writes:
>>>>Yeah I'm starting to gather that. I'm studying for my CCNA & I inherited
>>>>the lab I'm using from a friend who did his CCNA a few years ago. Much
>>>>of
>>>>the syntax also differs quite a lot from the Catalyst 2960 that my study
>>>>book uses to give examples, which is quite frustrating; can you
>>>>recommend
>>>>something more modern that I might be able to pick up on eBay fairly
>>>>cheaply?
>>>
>>> Nobody is going to test on a 1900/2800. They are just too old, and
>>> have fallen way off the radar for anybody.
>
>>2800 fallen off the radar?
>
>>The 1900/2500 lab bundles maybe.
>
>>Replaced by the 2900/2600 combo.
>
>>Today the 2950 or 2960 and 1841 or 2811 are the go, althought later 2600s
>>are still very useful fro CCNA study.
>
>
> We're talking switch models. The Catalyst 2800 has fallen off the radar..
>
> (ie. first generation Cisco switches after they bought Grand Junction).
>
>

Fair nuff - I was only thinking of gear from this century :-)

The EoL notice -

With the introduction of the Catalyst� 1900 and 2820 Series switches, the
Catalyst 1700, 2100 and 2800 switches will no longer be offered by Cisco
Systems�. The following is a summary of the obsolete products and their
replacement products:
End-of-Sale: December 31, 1996
Last Ship Date: January 31, 1997
Last Date of Support: November 19, 2001

Aubrey