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