Date: Thu, 10 Jul 1997 19:49:35 +0000 (GMT) From: spork <spork@super-g.com> To: "Gary D. Margiotta" <gary@tbe.net> Cc: Jacob Suter <jsuter@linus.intrastar.net>, Ulf Zimmermann <ulf@Alameda.net>, Stephen Roome <steve@visint.co.uk>, shovey@buffnet.net, danf@JadeTech.com, isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: your mail Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.970710194535.2341A-100000@super-g.inch.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.970710181116.19851A-100000@lightning.tbe.net>
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If cheap is the word, and the Ascend Pipe 130 makes you cringe, you might want to try a Compatible Systems router (www.compatible.com). We are starting to suggest these to T1 customers that need a cheap router. There is a model that incorporates a T1 CSU for about $1200. It's not the prettiest box, but it is all metal, and it even has an ON/OFF switch! The command line is a nice rip-off of IOS, and the thing runs nice and cool... I would guess it could easily out-perform that little Livingston Box based on a 386 (!?). They have an interesting line of stuff, and you get free support and software for life, and an overnite replacement program during the first x years... Charles On Thu, 10 Jul 1997, Gary D. Margiotta wrote: > > ISP Price for a Livingston OR-HS (T1/E1 capable office router, unlimited > > IP's, doesn't do BGP4 but everything else including OSPF) for $649 ISP > > price... Nice box based on the 386SX/25 running standard Livingston > > ComOS > > Livingston has had some really buggy code lately...The new ComOS I got for > our PM2 still insn't quite right...had 3.3.3 on there for a year, then > went to 3.5. Some things don't stay set, and I've heard a lot of people > complaining about the beta code they release (although beta releases are > called beta for that reason...). I grew unhappy with them recently, > otherwise we would've gotten a new PM3. Livingston is ok, but they > haven't had as much time for R&D as some others. You would honestly get > better performance out of a FreeBSD-made router. > > > -Gary Margiotta > TBE Internet Services > http://www.tbe.net >
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