I was on a call with someone today who said they just ordered an ISR G2 from Cisco. Huh? (That'd be my response). Wow - just looked into this; welcome to the "next level" of ISR routers:
Comparing the ISR to the ISR G2
I'm just excited about the "one IOS image" finally coming to consumer-level routers!
Jeremy,
what do you think about dynamips/dynagen/gns3? I think it's a great learning tool, I use it daily. These new licenses can take away from me and other people that love to study Cisco IOS a great opportunity to test the software without buying real hardware. I'd like to know your and Cisco's point of view about it. Do you think it could be possible for Cisco to release a performance limited but full featured IOS for all the community?
Thank you, you're great I love your books and CBT nuggets.
Roland
dats awesome....:) :)...:)...
Awesome....:)
I agree with the post by Roland. Using one universal IOS image seems like a good idea; however, it all comes down to money. Cisco has probably lost a lot of $$ with Enterprise level IOS images floating around everywhere, and with the universal image, people now have to activate a license in order to use more advanced features. Good for business, but I also believe it is not so good for the Academic side. I am currently studying for the CCENT and CCNA, and with older hardware its still possible to play around with more "interesting" images, but I am not hopeful about the future.
I believe that Cisco should create an academic license if there isn't one already. This way, Cisco can still make a buck by charging a monthly/annual fee for students/certification hopefuls, but at the same time keep prices to a minimum while leaving features open for study.
I currently own a 2821 ISR, Cat 3550 24 PWR SMI, 2611XM, and a 861W ISR G2. Expensive stuff, but hopefully will last me into CCNP, CCSP, and CCVP, worried about CCNP Wireless though -_-.
Jeremy please use the same enthusiasm you give your fish, and get Cisco to give me my academic license.
Your CBTNuggets Rock
peace