CCNP IE home lab

Hi, I have decided to finaly push for the CCNP. I have purchased the IE bootcamp class on demand (brilliant) but was wondering if someone could help me out re the home lab setup. Basically I have the routers covered but the Labs require a nice 4 L3 switches. What are the reasonable options??

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mikej412

You can get 3560 or 3750 switches and do all the IE tasks.

If you get 3550 switches, you'll save some money, but you'll be missing a few things.

You can try a mix 'n match of 3550 and 3560/3750 switches or you can go cheap with 3550 switches and fill in with rack rental.

dredlord

I think i will start with the 3550s then expand from there. Will the extra features be missed in the CCNP??

mikej412

dredlord wrote: »

Will the extra features be missed in the CCNP??

For the price difference between a 3560/3750 and a 3550, probably not.

You can check out the differences over on the Internetwork Expert site
Catalyst 3560 Only Features [12.2(25)SEE2] | Internetwork Expert