Date: Mon, 18 Nov 1996 20:22:03 -0500 From: dennis@etinc.com (dennis) To: Richard Stanford <richards@herald.net> Cc: isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: changed to: Frac T3? Message-ID: <199611190122.UAA02441@etinc.com>
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>dennis wrote: > >> I dont disagree (in fact we may have to do it to route T3), but it will be >> a specialized functions, not for everyone. > >It could be that one of the reasons Cisco (et al) have good reps as >routers is that you CANNOT run anything else on them. Seeing that the >routers are probably some of the most important "core" components of ISP >computer rooms, I wouldn't imagine too many people would want to run >other things on their router. > >As someone else recently pointed out, hardware is cheap these days. Yes but it depends on what kind of router it is. ISPs arent the only ones using routers these days....for the corporate environment where traffic is relatively light, the ability to do other stuff is a big win. Dennis
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