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Date:      Fri, 24 Oct 1997 11:28:52 +0100
From:      Damian Hamill <damian@cablenet.net>
To:        Dru Nelson <dnelson@slip.net>
Cc:        freebsd-isp@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Routing thru a FreeBSD?
Message-ID:  <34507864.7AAE88DB@cablenet.net>
References:  <Pine.GSO.3.96.971023100330.19902A-100000@slip-3>

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Sorry Dru, when I hastily responded to your post I had my very large
plonker hat on :-)

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/
> >

regards
damian

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*    Damian Hamill   M.D.       damian@cablenet.net
* CableNet & The Landscape Channel
* http://www.cablenet.net/   http://www.landscapetv.com/



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