From owner-freebsd-isp Thu May 15 10:54:53 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id KAA03585 for isp-outgoing; Thu, 15 May 1997 10:54:53 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ns2.harborcom.net (root@ns2.harborcom.net [206.158.4.4]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id KAA03578 for ; Thu, 15 May 1997 10:54:50 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (bradley@localhost) by ns2.harborcom.net (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id NAA16173; Thu, 15 May 1997 13:54:36 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 15 May 1997 13:54:35 -0400 (EDT) From: Bradley Dunn X-Sender: bradley@ns2.harborcom.net To: Jim Shankland cc: isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: interface card to connect 64k..256k to connect to internet In-Reply-To: <199705151611.JAA14431@biggusdiskus.flyingfox.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-isp@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Well, check this out: 4 x ET/5025PQ-4-25-V.35 (4 T1 Capable Ports) @ $1995. = $7980. Basic Pentium box with 64MB RAM, 1GB SCSI, PCI ether < $2000 So a 16-T1-port router for under 10 grand. I doubt anyhing from cisco, Ascend, Livingston, et. al. can beat that. To get that level of density on a cisco you would need at least a 7000 (I think). pbd -- You can make it illegal, but you can't make it unpopular. On Thu, 15 May 1997, Jim Shankland wrote: > Here's a (semi-)rhetorical question: > > With the price of a basic, sync-to-Ethernet router going to > $700, or ca. $1350 with an integrated CSU/DSU, is there still a > market for these cards (either ET or SDL)? > > (I'm thinking of the Livingston Office Router, some of the Compatible > Systems boxes, and the Ascend Pipeline 130.)