From owner-freebsd-isp Fri Oct 24 15:18:55 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id PAA24624 for isp-outgoing; Fri, 24 Oct 1997 15:18:55 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-isp) Received: from super-g.inch.com (super-g.com [207.240.140.161]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id PAA24618 for ; Fri, 24 Oct 1997 15:18:52 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from spork@super-g.com) Received: from localhost (spork@localhost) by super-g.inch.com (8.8.7/8.8.5) with SMTP id SAA04095; Fri, 24 Oct 1997 18:16:03 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 24 Oct 1997 18:16:03 -0400 (EDT) From: spork X-Sender: spork@super-g.inch.com To: "N. Del More" cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Help: Router Advise Needed In-Reply-To: <3.0.1.32.19971023231136.009bc950@bailin.lan> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Howdy, One other option you may wish to look at is the Ipsilon IPswitch. The base unit comes configured with a few ethernet ports, and can supposedly switch quite a few packets/sec. It adds some interesting features to help you sell all that bandwidth without running into the danger of one person sucking it all down; ie: you can specify how much bandwidth each IP/subnet gets, which is very nice for colocation. "How much bandwidth would you like with that server, sir?" ;) It's a bit pricey, but it's actually based on a heavily-hacked FBSD kernel. It's a shame you can't buy a totally "no moving parts" ether-ether router for a decent price these days. You could get a Cisco 2514, but I don't think the poor thing could even start to keep up with 10 MBps. Perhaps just a fast box with some decent NICs would be fine if you don't mind having a hard drive in your router... Another thought is having one of those nifty new Layer 3 switches that's actually almost a router (it speaks OSPF, RIP, etc.)... Before you decide on something, it may be worth poking around the Cisco/Bay/3com websites to see what's new... Charles On Thu, 23 Oct 1997, N. Del More wrote: > It seems like lately I'm just running around in circles, no sooner do I > finally figure out what I need connection and router-wise then some joker > comes along and throws a monkey wrench into the works. > > Last week, while in search of office space close to the CO, I wandered into > a non-descript buiding only to find the holy grail, a company that is (1) > not an ISP (2) has no interest in becoming an ISP but .... has multiple > fiber links!! Read that BANDWIDTH to spare and then some. > > And they offered me the deal of a lifetime. Come in, set-up, have some > bandwidth (we'll just run you some CAT5 cable ... pay for the bandwidth as > you use it)(cheaper than I can get it ANYWHERE!! and no loop charges!!!!). > And by the way, what you can do for us is deal with all these pesky people > that found out we're here and provide them dial-up access. Just don't muck > with our main business (video tele-conferencing). > > "Let's see now .. oh .. you'll need a nic and ummm a router, we'll wire > your office for free ... how much space do you want?" > > After a tour of the NOC .. I signed ... Napoleon if your reading .. I'm > sorry ... RABBIT ... RABBIT ... RABBIT !!!!! Oh gawd!! RABBIT!!!!!!!! > > So .. suggestions for a router please? I assume it has to be a dual > ethernet affair since I'm not going to be needing a synchronous serial (for > the moment anyway). Frankly, I was too dumbfounded to ask them. Then > again, I probably couldn't afford what they might recommend. > > Thanks > Noel > > P.S. RABBIT as in pulling one out of the hat. I knew you wanted to know. > And forgive me ... I had to tell someone !!!!!!!!!! > > > > > > +-----------------------------+ +---------------------------------+ > | N.B. Del More \ \ Sure! We'd be glad to host | > | inr.NET \ \ your website!! Do you want | > | InterNet Resources Network \ \ to be on? | > | http://www.inr.net \ \ diss.net? datt.net? | > | http://www.diss.net \ \ or do you just wanna be | > | http://www.datt.net \ \ on da inr.net? | > +------------------------------------+ +--------------------------+ >