Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 15:43:42 -0500 From: "Dave VanAuken" <dave@hawk-systems.com> To: "FreeBSD Questions" <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Software vs Hardware Router (was: What name brand would you buy for a firewall/router) Message-ID: <DBEIKNMKGOBGNDHAAKGNAECLEGAA.dave@hawk-systems.com> In-Reply-To: <20010321125952.A5870@cec.wustl.edu>
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I would love to see some real stats (not claims to fame by someone in thier basement with a couple of systems who dables) on the effectiveness and capabilities of a FreeBSD Router vs say a "Cisco 2651", or the "7204VXR" which are some edge routers we are looking at for routing T1, T3, and OC3 connections. At what point it a FreeBSD Box (or Boxes) just not up to the task capability wise (ignoring the previous thread on reliability of componants, and moving parts). At about 3k for the 2650 (with appropriate loadout) to close to 15k for the 7204 I could see a FreeBSD box decently loaded out capturing the low end, but wonder where the divide would be on the higher end of the scale. Any first hand experience or thoughts on this? Dave To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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