I am looking to purchase a way to learn the intricacies of routing, even if it's on a bit of old technology. I basically want something configurable to learn with, both for my college education and my CCNA exam practice.
I was thinking of going with a used 2600 series router off ebay. The problem I run into with this is the confusion of which model to purchase. Is there somewhere I can go to find a consolidated comparison of them? (or perhaps someone could be so kind as to give a quick rundown).
Do you think I'd just be better off going with some sim software? Which one would you recommend? I'd like to be as true to life as possible. I could see sim software being possibly a better choice as I'd get to presumably config newer technology, and have multiple devices.
Thanks in advance for any help you're willing to give.
I was thinking of going with a used 2600 series router off ebay. The problem I run into with this is the confusion of which model to purchase. Is there somewhere I can go to find a consolidated comparison of them? (or perhaps someone could be so kind as to give a quick rundown).
Do you think I'd just be better off going with some sim software? Which one would you recommend? I'd like to be as true to life as possible. I could see sim software being possibly a better choice as I'd get to presumably config newer technology, and have multiple devices.
Thanks in advance for any help you're willing to give.