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From: dennis@etinc.com (dennis)
Subject: Re: Frame Relay and FreeBSD 
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>
>> I am trying at the moment to get $3000 together, so I can get me Frame Relay
>> (128K as it looks like at the moment). That is $1009 for PB, $500 for the
>> provider and rest for hardware I need.
>> 
>> Ulf.
>
>You guys should also look at the relative cost of an external,
>standalone Ascend Pipeline 50 LS56 router, which has an ethernet
>interface and a 56K DDS leased line interface (with built-in CSU/DSU).
>
>I'm using one of these things at home, and it works really, really
>great.  Its physically the same size as the Pipeline 50 ISDN router.
>
>For T1 upgrade paths, you might also look at the newly announced
>Pipeline 130 router, which I think has ISDN, 56K and T1 interfaces.  I
>don't know what it costs.
>

eeee-gads...why? Can it by my firewall? can I add an ethernet for $60.? Can
I add a T1
for $200? Can it serve my Web pages? can it be my E-mail server?

A good rule of thumb:  If you know un*x, use un*x....if you don't, use
something else.

db