Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 13:55:37 -0400 From: dave@hawk-systems.com (Dave) To: "Len Merikanto" <lennu@tietoverkot.net>, <jsw@cywub.sitel.net> Cc: <chip.wiegand@simrad.com>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: replacing a cisco router with a fbsd box Message-ID: <DBEIKNMKGOBGNDHAAKGNAEMAICAA.dave@hawk-systems.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0108311810340.218-100000@mail.tietoverkot.net>
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> >> cisco routers are some of the most reliable and robust in the industry. >> >> Check the config ... again ... that is usually the weakest link. >> >> Yes, a peecee running xBSD, perhaps with a package such as Zebra, can and >> will work as a toasternet router, but the reliability and robustness of the >> hardware is usually inferior to that of a 'real' router such as a cisco, >> Bay, or the new kids such as Juniper or Extreme. >> >ive learned this insane thing even ciscos are good at routing and >something less >cpu using tasks but when it goes to nat and firewalling you definetly >have wrong >devices for example for testign im using cisco 2500 summti with 2 ethernets for >routing our ethernet into 10Mbit fiber and noticed poor cisco cant process more >than 4 Mbit on ties ethernet ports. > >also when your having access lists on cisco they lag cpu into 100% utility with >few simple access lists. so when using access lists be careful and >check the cpu >usage on the cisco b4 believing its working fine. > > >it also has 2 serial ports which are max 2Mbit which clearly indicates that it >was not planned to do 10Mbit routing but only 2*2Mbit thorugh their ethernet >ports. been also using LARGE ciscos and those also start lagging as hell for >example with nat used to work at company with many thousand dialup lines behind >huge cisco that natted all ips from dialup modems into real internet ip number >and it really started to do poor performances when lines growed over 8 thousand >dial up lines. > >what i would do in this situation is set up cisco to route just the internet >access set up nat and firewall on simple bsd box and we have working solution. Check the memory on your cisco box... most instances (with cisco memory being so *%&^%$@ expensive) it is a case of bare minimum memory installed on the cisco box... personal experience and my specific scenario mind you... don't take it as canon. Dave To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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