[cisco-voip] Cheap CME platform?

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GNS3 FTW!   Set up 2 routers to play with CUBE.  Since everybody is leading
towards ITSP.  Or buy a 1760 router, which is dirt cheap and can run enough
to learn everything from BACD, CME, SRST, H.323, MGCP, and SIP.

On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 5:44 PM, Ed Leatherman <ealeatherman at gmail.com>wrote:

> Seems like this would work as long as you can get your GNS3 pc tied
> into a physical network for some IP phones. not sure how you would
> simulate tdm or pots lines tho.
>
> as an aside, i'm using a GNS3 virtual machine from
> http://rednectar.net/gns3-workbench/ to study for ccnp route, its
> really handy.
>
> On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 8:31 PM, Dennis Heim <Dennis.Heim at cdw.com> wrote:
> > You may also be able to play with some GNS3, but I am not 100% sure.
> >
> > Dennis Heim
> > Senior Engineer (Unified Communications)
> > CDW  Advanced Technology Services
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> > Bellevue, WA 98004
> >
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> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net [mailto:
> cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Lelio Fulgenzi
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 7:27 PM
> > To: chris
> > Cc: cisco-voip at puck.nether.net
> > Subject: Re: [cisco-voip] Cheap CME platform?
> >
> > I taught myself SRST by using TFTP loading. It works fine, just takes a
> little while (a UPS is your friend).
> >
> > Just make sure your boot loader image supports the network interface
> you'll be using to connect to your TFTP server.
> >
> > You'll be using an older version, but at least you'll get your feet wet.
> >
> > Alternatively you can find some Cisco routers on eBay.
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone...
> >
> > "There's no place like 127.0.0.1"
> >
> > On Feb 14, 2012, at 5:58 PM, chris <tknchris at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> Can anyone recommend a cheap platform for cme? I am new to cisco voice
> and want to learn it. even if its starting out with cme 4.x or something
> old. i have a 2620xm but i dont have enough flash or ram and it looks to be
> almost $300 to upgrade it. also have a 1841 but it doesnt appear to be able
> to run cme. Im hoping i can find something cheaper to run cme on. I also
> stumbled across the fact that you can boot IOS via TFTP so I was thinking
> maybe I could squeeze things into a smaller flash by putting some bits on
> TFTP.
> >>
> >> Thanks for any advice you have
> >> chris
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