From owner-freebsd-isp Tue Jan 2 15: 9:48 2001 From owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 2 15:09:46 2001 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Received: from elvis.mu.org (elvis.mu.org [207.154.226.10]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CEB9837B400 for ; Tue, 2 Jan 2001 15:09:46 -0800 (PST) Received: by elvis.mu.org (Postfix, from userid 1098) id 493E82B427; Tue, 2 Jan 2001 17:09:36 -0600 (CST) Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2001 17:09:36 -0600 From: Bill Fumerola To: Mike Cc: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 2 cisco's and a fbsd box running bgp Message-ID: <20010102170936.A81119@elvis.mu.org> References: <4.3.2.7.2.20010102175100.0252b440@mail.futuredesigns.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i 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 X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 4.2-FEARSOME-20001103 i386 Sender: billf@elvis.mu.org Sender: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org 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. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message