Best 3560 for getting all layer 3 features for CCNP SWITCH

OfWolfAndMan

I have been looking at a 3560-PC-S 8 port with POE but they seem a little expensive. Is there a cheaper model that works great and still supports all the features I need?

azaghul

Look for the c3560-24TC or 48TC, they will handle all but PoE.

theodoxa

The models you will find cheapest on eBay are the 24TS, 48TS, and 24PS. The last one supports PoE if you need it.

OfWolfAndMan

I can see why. They don't have EIGRP/OSPF support. I want these to be PoE though, as I may look into voice in the future and don't feel like buying something seperate. So with that said, I don't need switches supporting EIGRP/OSPF for SWITCH?

late_collision

3560's should support EIGRP and OSPF, it's just a matter of the software feature set installed.

Cisco Feature Navigator - Cisco Systems

I found the price difference between the 3560's and 3750's was very small, so I picked up a couple of 3750's with POE. The 3560 and 3750 are pretty much the same switch except the 3750 supports stacking.

OfWolfAndMan

I was aware the 3750s were stackable as I work with 3750xs at work. Didn't know they were that cheap though! Thanks!

aaron0011

3750Xs are not cheap. The old 10/100 3750 models can be purchased relatively cheap on eBay.

OfWolfAndMan

I was able to get one off of Ebay for 200. Thanks for the recommendation!

Danielh22185

I plan on going for some 3550s. From what I am told the only limitation is no Private VLANS support.

OfWolfAndMan

That's what I heard as well. By the way Daniel, congrats on your pass of NP ROUTE! ROUTE will be the harder of ROUTE and SWITCH for me as I primarily deal with multilayer switches and 6509/4006s

Danielh22185

OfWolfAndMan wrote: »

That's what I heard as well. By the way Daniel, congrats on your pass of NP ROUTE! ROUTE will be the harder of ROUTE and SWITCH for me as I primarily deal with multilayer switches and 6509/4006s

Thanks! I went for Route first as I am more familiar with the concepts from work. Feel free to drop me a PM on anything questions you may have with route! Good luck in your studies!