Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 16:50:48 -0700 (PDT) From: Bsd Neophyte <bsdneophyte@yahoo.com> To: "J. Seth Henry" <jshamlet@comcast.net>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD as router - performance vs hardware routers Message-ID: <20030821235048.71484.qmail@web20102.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <1060871994.5979.12.camel@alexandria>
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--- "J. Seth Henry" <jshamlet@comcast.net> wrote: > > First, and I know this is off-topic, is anyone here happy with their > router enough to recommend it? I'd prefer to go with a hardware router, > but I prize reliability and stability apparently higher than the current > crop of manufacturers. Even the Cisco SOHO9x/83x series has a bad track > record, and they are $250/$500 respectively! I'd like to keep it under > $300, as I can build a mini-ITX box with everything I need for a router > for about that. where are you getting these reviews? the 83x series is a replacement for the 806 and 827 which is a very solid router that runs the full IOS, not some stripped version. the 83x are relatively new devices, so i'm not sure how they can get a bad track record. i've read nothing that gives these devices a poor review. any problem these devices will have will be IOS related problems. i don't see how the hardware can be flaky. > Also, can a FreeBSD router support things like the Vonage VOIP box (the > Cisco ATA186)? doesn't vonage use proprietary tech for their VoIP solutions? i dunno, i'm of the school, if you want to get use a router... then buy just that, a router. if you have access to someone who is a cisco netacad student, ask them to purchase a 831 for you. netacad students have an option for a one time purchase for one 831 for somewhere around $200-$250. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com
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