Hi Joe, As Max said, its probably due to cost. You can do 90% of the things you need on 3550's. However, both 3560 and 3750 should afaik, be identical for what you need to use (including QoS features), whereas 3550's have a different QoS structure.
Kim On Feb 26, 2012, at 7:06 PM, N. Max Pierson wrote: > Hi Joe, > > It's probably because of the fact that they already had 3550's in the v3.0 > track and only replaced what they had to. > > I am using some 3750's in my lab at work and have not noticed anything in > the 3560 and wasn't in the 3750, so it's probably safe to use the 3750 in > place of the 3560. The 3550 is missing my things that the 3560/3750 > provide. > > It simply boils down to a matter $$ of having to change everything as > opposed to leaving one or two older 3550's which can do most of the v4.0 > track. > > -- > max > > On Sun, Feb 26, 2012 at 11:51 AM, Joe Danrich <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hello Peoples >> >> Can anyone provide me some feedback on why 3550 and 3560 switches are >> those that are used in the Proctor labs instead of older 3750 switches? >> >> Is it because this is what the Cisco lab has? >> >> Does anyone know what the downside would be to using 3750? >> >> I realize that there is probably at least one command difference between >> the 3550 and the 3750, but is that anything less that would make people not >> use the 3750 switches? >> >> Ta >> >> Joe >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, please >> visit www.ipexpert.com >> >> Are you a CCNP or CCIE and looking for a job? Check out >> www.PlatinumPlacement.com >> >> http://onlinestudylist.com/**mailman/listinfo/ccie_rs<http://onlinestudylist.com/mailman/listinfo/ccie_rs> >> > _______________________________________________ > For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, please > visit www.ipexpert.com > > Are you a CCNP or CCIE and looking for a job? Check out > www.PlatinumPlacement.com > > http://onlinestudylist.com/mailman/listinfo/ccie_rs // Freedom Matters CCIE #29189 http://www.packet-forwarding.net _______________________________________________ For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, please visit www.ipexpert.com Are you a CCNP or CCIE and looking for a job? Check out www.PlatinumPlacement.com http://onlinestudylist.com/mailman/listinfo/ccie_rs
