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Date:      Thu, 26 Apr 2001 20:16:49 +0200
From:      sthaug@nethelp.no
To:        mike@sentex.net
Cc:        freebsd-net@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: number of interfaces and performance ?
Message-ID:  <81646.988309009@verdi.nethelp.no>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 26 Apr 2001 13:47:04 -0400"
References:  <5.1.0.14.0.20010426134003.040f2b60@marble.sentex.ca>

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> Hmmm.. This does look interesting.  Note that there is way more bandwidth 
> than I need.  Like I said, I am only going to push tops 30Mb/s through the 
> thing. The cisco would certainly do the job, but I am still looking at 10 
> times the cost.  If I need to spend the money I will, I just hate spending 
> the money needlessly.

I'm quite sure that you could get a FreeBSD box to perform adequately
with 30 Mbps through the box. You may have less hassle with a Cisco box,
but as you have noticed it'll cost you. I mentioned the 2948G-L3 simply
as an alternative to the 3640.

Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug@nethelp.no

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