Im building a lab for my CCNA/CCNP studies and I have a quick question.

The only difference between the 2912 and the 2924 is the number of ports right?

The labs in the curriculum always use a 2950 series switch. Whats the difference between the 2950 and the 2924/2912? Would a 2912 or 2924 be just as good for the labs that use 2950's?

One more thing, I was originally going to get 1924 switches but from what I understand (Im still in semester 2, routing), the 1924 is quite limited and I would be better off getting something in the 29xx series but Im just not sure if the 2912 or 2924 would suffice for the labs that call for 2950's.

Thanks in advance,
Pez

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2950's are expensive just for a home lab.

I purchased a 2924 on ebay for $250 and it seems good but the commands are slightly different than the 2950 judging by my books.

If you have the money or your company is paying for your CCNA go the 2950.

However even a 1900 will do, but make sure they are the enterprise version which has the CLI on it. 1900's only have 1-2 fast ethernet ports though. I also purchased a 1900 standard switch which uses a menu system, which is ok for just plugging in cable.

So I have 2 2501's routers, a 2924 and a 1900 switch inc 2 Aui/eth converters and 2 DTE/DCE cables. I played around with my lab for a while but now i just mostly use my router sim program which is quicker - Boson CCNA netsim. Even that doesn't support everything I want to do though.

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a 2916XL switch will work too, and they are very inexpensive.

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