From owner-freebsd-isp Tue Jan 2 15:20: 8 2001 From owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 2 15:20:00 2001 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Received: from saturn.futuredesigns.net (unknown [216.91.66.1]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id AF91437B400 for ; Tue, 2 Jan 2001 15:19:59 -0800 (PST) Received: (qmail 80686 invoked from network); 2 Jan 2001 23:19:58 -0000 Received: from sun.futuredesigns.net (HELO SUN.mikesweb.com) (216.91.66.69) by 216.91.66.2 with SMTP; 2 Jan 2001 23:19:58 -0000 Message-Id: <4.3.2.7.2.20010102181803.02566d48@mail.futuredesigns.net> X-Sender: sturdee@mail.futuredesigns.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 4.3.2 Date: Tue, 02 Jan 2001 18:21:25 -0500 To: Bill Fumerola From: Mike Subject: Re: 2 cisco's and a fbsd box running bgp Cc: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <20010102170936.A81119@elvis.mu.org> References: <4.3.2.7.2.20010102175100.0252b440@mail.futuredesigns.net> <4.3.2.7.2.20010102175100.0252b440@mail.futuredesigns.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Sender: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org At 05:09 PM 1/2/2001 -0600, Bill Fumerola wrote: >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. Why do you suggest going with the 3640? I'm just going for opinions from all angles. The main reason I am shying away from buying a 3640 is because in the 3rd or 4th quarter, we will be getting a 7200 series router, and the 3640 would just be sitting in the closest next to the 2501 and the 2610. Thanks for your advice. Mike To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message