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Date:      Thu, 14 Aug 2003 13:41:20 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Kenneth Culver <culverk@yumyumyum.org>
To:        Vulpes Velox <kitbsdlists@HotPOP.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD as router - performance vs hardware routers
Message-ID:  <20030814134046.F20163@alpha.yumyumyum.org>
In-Reply-To: <20030814172955.07971694.kitbsdlists@HotPOP.com>
References:  <1060871994.5979.12.camel@alexandria> <20030814172955.07971694.kitbsdlists@HotPOP.com>

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> I personally would go with FreeBSD as a router. I have been used both a
> 200Mhz P1 and a 300Mhz P2 as routers with out problems. I personally
> have really liked being able to ssh into it su to root and change what
> ever I want to. It makes for a really flexible system.
>
> BTW I would suggest staying away from rl cards. I have a problems with
> them befor, especially under heavy load. Fxp cards and dc cards have
> done well from my experience.
>
I have had good experiences with xl based cards too, although they're
overpriced.

Ken



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