From owner-freebsd-isp Thu Oct 23 10:48:56 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id KAA13913 for isp-outgoing; Thu, 23 Oct 1997 10:48:56 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-isp) Received: from rustler.gwc.cccd.edu (rustler.gwc.cccd.edu [159.115.129.108]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id KAA13897 for ; Thu, 23 Oct 1997 10:48:46 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from mpeer@ponyexpress.gwc.cccd.edu) Received: from mpeer (mpeer.csc.gwc.cccd.edu [159.115.129.100]) by rustler.gwc.cccd.edu (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id KAA25768; Thu, 23 Oct 1997 10:47:56 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.19971023105256.00bec870@rustler.gwc.cccd.edu> X-Sender: mpeer@rustler.gwc.cccd.edu X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.1 (32) Date: Thu, 23 Oct 1997 10:52:56 -0700 To: Dru Nelson , Damian Hamill From: Michael Peer Subject: Re: Routing thru a FreeBSD? Cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: References: <344F4A11.353C51DE@cablenet.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk I know Cisco now has a module they call an RSM, Route switch module, that is supposed to do layer 3 routing in hardware, that they are calling layer 3 switching. I think the marketing people are at it again. :) At 10:04 AM 10/23/97 -0700, Dru Nelson wrote: > > What is a Layer-3 switch then :-) ? > >On Thu, 23 Oct 1997, Damian Hamill wrote: > >> I think you misunderstood his question. He didn't ask about ethernet >> switching, he asked about IP routing. >> >> Dru Nelson wrote: >> > >> > I doubt it. Unless there is specialized hardware involved. >> > cisco and others have invested heavily in 'silicon switching'. >> > there are more layer 3 ethernet switches out there. >> > >> > I think FreeBSD is an excellent solution for most things, but >> > a good Cisco router will really perform. >> > >> > On Wed, 22 Oct 1997, Nicolai Petri wrote: >> > >> > > >> > > Is it possible to setup a FreeBSD to make highperformance routing between 2 >> > > 100Mbit Nets ???? Could it be as fast as Cisco IOS??? >> > > >> > > Bye, >> > > Nicolai Petri >> > > >> > > >> > > >> >> -- >> * Damian Hamill M.D. damian@cablenet.net >> * CableNet & The Landscape Channel >> * http://www.cablenet.net/ http://www.landscapetv.com/ >> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Peer Data Electronics Technician I Golden West College Computer Services Center 15744 Goldenwest St. Huntington Beach, CA 92647 e-mail: mpeer@gwc.cccd.edu Voice: (714)892-7711 ext 55067 WWW: http://pioneer.gwc.cccd.edu FAX: (714)895-8980