> Get the books (haven't read either), but then beg/borrow/steal an > account on a real cisco to play with. If you've got a few bucks, you can pick up a Cisco 2501 on Ebay for ~$100. I was using one for awhile, it was nice to play with. It's got an AUI port for ethernet and 2 serial, makes a great T1 router as well as a good practice router. Right now there's a nice pair of 2501s and CSU/DSUs if you really want to have some fun. You can also play with zebra on linux, it's decent but not quite an IOS replacement. _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list