C2912-XL-EN vs. C2912-XL-A

I'm thinking of buying a switch for my lab. The tests don't cover 1900's any more so I want an IOS based switch. Does anyone know the difference between the 2912 EN (enterprise) and 2912 A (standard) switches? Are there things I wont be able to do with the A version that I could do with the EN version? This is mostly from a CCNA perspective. I just want to do the basic VLAN/Trunking setup. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

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bighornsheep

hey, welcome to the site!

EN version has modules for expansion.

Xover

Thanks Mr. Sheep. Been lurking around here for a while, just not a big poster. Lots of good info.
We used 2950's in my class but I cant afford one of those. Thanks for the help.

Paul Boz

For the CCNA especially, either version is more than fine. Heck, most CCNA candidates don't even use real equipment so you're doing better than most

Xover

Hands on is the way to go. I have both the Boson and Routersim(NetVis) sims and, although they are nice and help, they are limited. I just passed my ICND the other day(967). I'm trying to set up a nice lab with a server and clients so I can stay up with this stuff until I can get better employment doing it. Its so easy to forget it all if you dont do it every day.