Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2001 17:09:36 -0600 From: Bill Fumerola <billf@mu.org> To: Mike <mike@mikesweb.com> Cc: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 2 cisco's and a fbsd box running bgp Message-ID: <20010102170936.A81119@elvis.mu.org> In-Reply-To: <4.3.2.7.2.20010102175100.0252b440@mail.futuredesigns.net>; from mike@mikesweb.com on Tue, Jan 02, 2001 at 05:58:24PM -0500 References: <4.3.2.7.2.20010102175100.0252b440@mail.futuredesigns.net>
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On Tue, Jan 02, 2001 at 05:58:24PM -0500, Mike wrote:
> I have kind of an odd question. I have a Cisco 2610 connected to 2 T1's to
> Savvis. I have a pending UUnet T1. Simplest option would be get a 3640 with
> 3 T1 internal dsu's. BUT, that is $13k and change. I also have a 2501
> sitting here not being used, and a BSD box with 3 nics being used as firewall.
>
> My idea:
> 2 Savvis T1's on the 2610
> 1 UUnet T1 on the 2501.
> Run those into 2 of the nics on the firewall box, then the other nic to my
> switch. I would like to make the bsd box be a bgp router (possibly with
> zebra) but I'm not quite sure if that would work or what? Configure it to
> broadcast our routing table, and pull routing tables from uunet and savvis.
> The cisco's don't have enough memory to do so, and I'm doubting they have
> the processing power with the traffic we get.
>
> Any suggestions/ideas would greatly be appreciated.
Drop the money, get the 3640, and if you play your cards right[1]
I think you can fit all the above into a 3620.
--
Bill Fumerola - security yahoo / Yahoo! inc.
- fumerola@yahoo-inc.com / billf@FreeBSD.org
1. a lame pun, I apologize.
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