Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 15:02:18 -0700 (MST) From: Stephen Fisher <lithium@cia-g.com> To: dennis <dennis@etinc.com> Cc: "Louis A. Mamakos" <louie@TransSys.COM>, isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Frame Relay and FreeBSD Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.3.91.960214145934.8337C-100000@gallup.cia-g.com> In-Reply-To: <199602141845.NAA06729@etinc.com>
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On Wed, 14 Feb 1996, dennis wrote: > >You guys should also look at the relative cost of an external, > >standalone Ascend Pipeline 50 LS56 router, which has an ethernet > >interface and a 56K DDS leased line interface (with built-in CSU/DSU). > >I'm using one of these things at home, and it works really, really > >great. Its physically the same size as the Pipeline 50 ISDN router. > >For T1 upgrade paths, you might also look at the newly announced > >Pipeline 130 router, which I think has ISDN, 56K and T1 interfaces. I > >don't know what it costs. > > eeee-gads...why? Can it by my firewall? can I add an ethernet for $60.? Can "Real" routers can be real firewalls, and they have built in ethernet, > I add a T1 > for $200? Can it serve my Web pages? can it be my E-mail server? Usually built in T-1 and up. > A good rule of thumb: If you know un*x, use un*x....if you don't, use > something else. Not necessarily. But no they can't run your e-mail and webpages -- those should be on another computer anyway. - Steve
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