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tiersten wrote: » 1900 = Boat anchor or door stop. 2900XL = 3rd L2 switch in your lab. Not to be used as your main 2 switches. Not ideal for CCNA. 3500XL = 3rd L2 switch in your lab. Not to be used as your main 2 switches. Not ideal for CCNA. 2950 = Cheapest good L2 switch for CCNA. Not actually sold any more. 2960 = Current model L2 switch for CCNA. A 2950 will be enough for CCNA however. 3550 = Cheapest good L3 switch for CCNP. Not actually sold any more. 3560 = Current model L3 switch for CCNP. A 3550 will be enough for CCNP however. Anything else is either too expensive + not needed or too old & too obsolete.
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Satcom wrote: » im guessing i need to upgrade the IOS on these
Satcom wrote: » not sure of the difference between standard or enhanced... still learning
tiersten wrote: » It has 12.1(22)EA6 on two of them and the last one you can put it on yourself. It is mainly bug fixes that have been done since 12.1(22)EA6 so it isn't important for you to upgrade.Difference between SI and EI. You can't upgrade from SI to EI. The hardware is different. Ideally you'd have at least 1 switch out of your 3 running the Enhanced Image but it isn't critical.
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