I bought one of these routers off ebay to help with my upcoming (Cisco) CCNA exam. These are by no means cutting edge routers, and are obsolete now as they only support 10Mbps via their AUI (lan) port and support a limited amount of protocols. The router itself has one AUI port, which when used with a transceiver can connect to either another router or a switch (at 10Mbps); 2 serial ports which can be configured with a routing protocol such as frame relay to connect to another switch or ISP data terminal equipment, a console port to configure the router itself, and an AUX port for modem connection. Though well past it's sell by date, the switch is perfect to get to grips with Ciscos IOS (internetwork Operating System) and set up simple routed networks in conjuction with other routers and switches. One thing to be aware of when buying one of these second hand is the amount of Flash memory available. To support IOS 12.2, you need at least 8MB. Also, try to find out which version of IOS is preinstalled on the router. You can get hold of later versions of IOS, but it tends to be pricey. Overall, a great piece of kit for the price. If you want one, have a look on ebay where you can probably pick one up for about £10 - £20.
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