Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1996 15:41:42 -0500 From: dennis@etinc.com (dennis) To: Joe Greco <jgreco@brasil.moneng.mei.com> Cc: isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Decision in Router Purchase Message-ID: <199611142041.PAA27188@etinc.com>
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People wrote.... >> > > > Don't buy a 2501. You can get a lot more performance for the same >> > > > amount of money using FreeBSD and sync serial cards. >> >> I dont know why people are bashing the 2501's - with an access list >> active, my router stats on one of my T-1s has at times shown thruput very >> close the to max a T-1 one can handle going full guns. > >Excellent! Ciscos run fine with 1 ethernet and 1 serial....as you can only move 3mbs (full duplex) through the box....with 2 ethernets you can have big problems, and with 2 busy T1s you can have problems also, depending on your traffic characteristics. A freebsd box with multiple interfaces is much more comparable to a 4500 series, in which case the price differential is a major fact for UNIX. dennis
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