Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 13:41:20 -0400 (EDT) From: Kenneth Culver <culverk@yumyumyum.org> To: Vulpes Velox <kitbsdlists@HotPOP.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD as router - performance vs hardware routers Message-ID: <20030814134046.F20163@alpha.yumyumyum.org> In-Reply-To: <20030814172955.07971694.kitbsdlists@HotPOP.com> References: <1060871994.5979.12.camel@alexandria> <20030814172955.07971694.kitbsdlists@HotPOP.com>
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> I personally would go with FreeBSD as a router. I have been used both a > 200Mhz P1 and a 300Mhz P2 as routers with out problems. I personally > have really liked being able to ssh into it su to root and change what > ever I want to. It makes for a really flexible system. > > BTW I would suggest staying away from rl cards. I have a problems with > them befor, especially under heavy load. Fxp cards and dc cards have > done well from my experience. > I have had good experiences with xl based cards too, although they're overpriced. Ken
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