I’ve spent at least 25% of the space in this blog over the years to a discussion of what used lab gear you might want to get so that you can practice the commands you will see on various Cisco exams.

I tend to resist interim technology tweaks. For example, I’m still using a Linksys WRT600N wireless router from the dawn of the 802.11n age. (Can it be three years already?) There are a few ...