Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 21:38:58 -0700 From: "Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm@toybox.placo.com> To: <jsw@cywub.sitel.net>, <chip.wiegand@simrad.com> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: replacing a cisco router with a fbsd box Message-ID: <00fe01c132a0$03c9d680$1401a8c0@tedm.placo.com> In-Reply-To: <200108311458.JAA18684@iwww.sitel.net>
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>-----Original Message----- >From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG >[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of >jsw@cywub.sitel.net >Sent: Friday, August 31, 2001 7:59 AM >To: chip.wiegand@simrad.com >Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG >Subject: Re: replacing a cisco router with a fbsd box > > >cisco routers are some of the most reliable and robust in the industry. > >Check the config ... again ... that is usually the weakest link. > >Yes, a peecee running xBSD, perhaps with a package such as Zebra, can and >will work as a toasternet router, but the reliability and robustness of the >hardware is usually inferior to that of a 'real' router such as a cisco, >Bay, or the new kids such as Juniper or Extreme. > You are dissing Cisco when you mention Bay Networks, Juniper and Extreme in the same breath. Ted Mittelstaedt tedm@toybox.placo.com Author of: The FreeBSD Corporate Networker's Guide Book website: http://www.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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