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Mon Jun 11 22:34:36 UTC 2012

You can rent CCIE-topology racks for $1.50/hr.

Even though that's overkill for CCNP, you probably don't need that many
hours.

It sure beats dealing with buying then selling the stuff on ebay.

On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 4:01 PM, Jonathan Rogers <quantumfoam at gmail.com>wrote:

> I would say part of the argument is old-fashioned (if you ain't touching
> it, you're not really learning), but there are other issues as well...such
> as where you get a legitimate copy of IOS to load into GNS3.
>
> Ultimately my personal feeling is that it is not an accurate representation
> of the real world. Cisco's official academy sim is much easier to use if
> you need a sim. Unfortunately, it is not easily acquired.
>
> --jono
>
> On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 5:46 PM, Garrett Skjelstad <garrett at skjelstad.org
> >wrote:
>
> > Many CCIE training providers also offer alternative workbooks for CCIE
> > Routing and Switching based solely on GNS3.
> >
> > If the argument is there is no 15.x, then I would argue that the
> *current*
> > exams offer minimal differences between releases at this time. (IOS-wise)
> >
> > I can understand the switch aspect though...
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > On Jun 11, 2012, at 14:38, Brandon Ewing <nicotine at warningg.com> wrote:
> >
> > > On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 05:05:59PM -0400, Jonathan Rogers wrote:
> > >> GNS3 is completely insufficient for CCNP-level training and labs. You
> > will
> > >> need actual equipment. Fortunately, it has gotten a lot cheaper over
> the
> > >> past few years and you don't need the latest and greatest. Check out
> > >> Wendell Odom's website for tips.
> > >
> > > What topics are missing on GNS3 for CCNP?  Is there that much switching
> > > covered in the exam?  I was able to use dynamips/dynagen to study for
> > CCIP
> > > (yay EOL'd certs) without issue last year.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Brandon Ewing                                        (
> > nicotine at warningg.com)
> >
> >
>