From owner-freebsd-isp Thu Jul 10 05:49:44 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id FAA00419 for isp-outgoing; Thu, 10 Jul 1997 05:49:44 -0700 (PDT) Received: from cscfx.sytex.com (rwc@cscfx.sytex.com [205.147.190.131]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id FAA00411 for ; Thu, 10 Jul 1997 05:49:40 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from rwc@localhost) by cscfx.sytex.com (8.6.12/8.6.9) id IAA02416; Thu, 10 Jul 1997 08:49:54 -0400 From: Richard Cramer Message-Id: <199707101249.IAA02416@cscfx.sytex.com> Subject: Re: T1/T3 Upgrade Options? To: rls@mail.id.net (Robert Shady) Date: Thu, 10 Jul 1997 08:49:54 -0400 (EDT) Cc: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Reply-To: rcramer@sytex.net In-Reply-To: <199707101132.HAA16294@shell.id.net> from "Robert Shady" at Jul 10, 97 07:32:23 am X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL24] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-isp@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > > Well, I wasn't going to do this, and probably shouldn't have, but here's > the situation. We all know that you can use the ET-Inc card or the > SDL card for T1 routing... But does FreeBSD have ANYTHING available with > a HSSI interface yet? We've already bought one Cisco 7010 and the $60,000+ Yes. Both SDL and DEC have cards available. If you need particulars, or are not a system integrator, you may email for more particulars. > we've spent "configuring" it, (Ie: Base unit, 2 100 Megabit ethernets, and > one HSSI port) could have been much better spent I think. I would be much > more willing to "take my chances" on a $55,000 savings versus the ~$500 > savings your talking between a Cisco 2501 and a FreeBSD router... You have the option! Dick > > -- Rob > Innovative Data Services > Serving South-Eastern Michigan > Internet Service Provider / Hardware Sales / Consulting Services > Voice: (810)855-0404 / Fax: (810)855-3268 / Web: http://www.id.net -- Richard Cramer rcramer@sytex.net Phone: 703-425-2515 President Fax: 703-425-4585 SytexNet(tm) Sytex Access Ltd. POB 2385, Fairfax, VA 22031-0385