Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 15:34:38 -0500 From: dennis@etinc.com (dennis) To: Sean Eric Fagan <sef@kithrup.com> Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.org, isp@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Frame Relay and FreeBSD Message-ID: <199602142034.PAA06973@etinc.com>
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>>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? > >Can your Web or e-mail server boot up in 30 seconds or less? yes...maybe 32... > >Does your Web or e-mail server have NO moving parts? >Can your Web or e-mail server function without a keyboard, monitor, monitor >card, disk drive, floppy drive, etc? This is pretty stupid.....because you still need a server....so the answer is that there are no ADDITIONAL moving parts....yes. This moving parts argument really cracks me up....my novell server has been up for 18months....... :-) >Can you fit 10-15 of your Web or e-mail servers in the space taken >up by standard large tower PC case? Why would you do this when you could just buy a single router? If you dont have room in your office for a PC then you are correct....otherwise you're not. The bottom line is that an external router vs a card: -adds a hop. -routes with a much slower processor -has fewer features -is less expandable -costs more other than that....its a good idea. dennis ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Emerging Technologies, Inc. http://www.etinc.com Synchronous Communications Cards and Routers For Discriminating Tastes. 56k to T1 and beyond. Frame Relay, PPP, HDLC, and X.25 for BSD/OS, FreeBSD and LINUX
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