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From: "Louis A. Mamakos" <louie@TransSys.COM>
Subject: Re: Frame Relay and FreeBSD 
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> >
> >> I am trying at the moment to get $3000 together, so I can get me Frame Relay
> >> (128K as it looks like at the moment). That is $1009 for PB, $500 for the
> >> provider and rest for hardware I need.
> >> 
> >> Ulf.
> >
> >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
> I add a T1
> for $200? Can it serve my Web pages? can it be my E-mail server?

On the other hand, your Internet gateway doesn't have to fsck when the
power fails and comes back again.  It doesn't serve web pages, or run
SMTP.. it does actually route packets pretty well.

To each his own..  My PL50 works really well, and takes up less space
than the ZyXEL modem I used to use.  It doesn't have moving parts, and
doesn't need an external CSU/DSU.

> 
> A good rule of thumb:  If you know un*x, use un*x....if you don't, use
> something else.
>

Yes, it's true that if the only tool you have is a hammer, everything
looks like a nail.  That's no excuse not to get the 'right' tool for
the job.

louie