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Date:      Tue, 02 Jan 2001 23:57:41 -0500
From:      Mike <mike@mikesweb.com>
To:        Bill Fumerola <billf@mu.org>
Cc:        freebsd-isp@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: 2 cisco's and a fbsd box running bgp
Message-ID:  <4.3.2.7.2.20010102235709.02508d30@mail.futuredesigns.net>
In-Reply-To: <20010102182129.B81119@elvis.mu.org>
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If I had $20K+ that is exactly what I would do.. I'm not just trying to be 
cheap.

At 06:21 PM 1/2/2001 -0600, Bill Fumerola wrote:
>On Tue, Jan 02, 2001 at 06:21:25PM -0500, Mike wrote:
>
> > >Drop the money, get the 3640, and if you play your cards right[1]
> > >I think you can fit all the above into a 3620.
> >
> > Why do you suggest going with the 3640? I'm just going for opinions from
> > all angles.
>
>because the 25xx/26xx series routers are pretty weak.
>
> > The main reason I am shying away from buying a 3640 is because in the 3rd
> > or 4th quarter, we will be getting a 7200 series router, and the 3640 
> would
> > just be sitting in the closest next to the 2501 and the 2610.
>
>I'd suggest *gasp* buying the 72xx now and just stop fooling around.
>
>This may be difficult to someone wearing a suit/tie, but you can actually
>save money by having a little foresight and not buying equipment you
>know will be obsolete in half a year[1].
>
>--
>Bill Fumerola - security yahoo         / Yahoo! inc.
>               - fumerola@yahoo-inc.com / billf@FreeBSD.org
>
>
>1. yes, sometimes this is unavoidable.



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