2900's and other Catalysts over time (was: Re: [c-nsp] RAMs at Catalyst)

[Gert Doering]

Hi,

On Thu, Apr 21, 2005 at 11:50:28PM +0200, Hakan Lindholm wrote:
> >We've collected a 2900, 2900XL and 2926 over time.  The 2926 is a
> >fixed-config-SupII-5000.  The 2900XL is a "standard XL" switch.  The
> >2900 is a 2HE switch with two expansion bays for "high speed uplink
> >modules" (like 2x 100BaseFX).
> 
> Our 2900 was some fixed-config, supI I think.  Two slots, one for the sup 
> with 2 100BaseTX "for uplink" and the second slot for 12 100BaseT ports. 
> That was our collapsed backbone back in 96/97.

Hmmm, that would be similar to the 2926, then (2 100BaseTX with
trunking capability on the Sup, 24x 10/100 "with no features" on the
2nd "slot").

> >Not to speak of individual funnies, like "certain 2950 series only 
> >available
> >in EI, and others only with SI software".
> 
> Maybe just to keep up with roughly 50 percent of all Catalysts being 
> called 29xx.  (Even if they are completely different, most of them can 
> be called 29xx)

Indeed :-)

> Ah, I really forgot the 2820.  Modular 1900?

No idea about thge 2820.  The 1900 is "24x10 + 2x10/100" switch, with
a completely different idea of how a config interface should look like.

(But they are extremely reliable - our two 1900s are now over 8 years old,
and still work fine)

> And we also once had a 2100 ("grand juntion"): 
> http://www.wired.net.nz/albums/cisco-catalyst/aaa.jpg
> 
> 
> By the way, 3000 must have been a real goodie!!
> http://www.wired.net.nz/albums/cisco-catalyst/aae.jpg
> (really a lot of small LEDs)

Nice!

gert
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