From owner-freebsd-isp Fri Nov 15 08:04:18 1996 Return-Path: owner-isp Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id IAA23655 for isp-outgoing; Fri, 15 Nov 1996 08:04:18 -0800 (PST) Received: from mercury.jorsm.com (jeff@mercury.jorsm.com [207.112.128.9]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id IAA23609 for ; Fri, 15 Nov 1996 08:04:08 -0800 (PST) Received: (from jeff@localhost) by mercury.jorsm.com (8.6.12/8.6.10) id KAA00855; Fri, 15 Nov 1996 10:09:05 -0600 Date: Fri, 15 Nov 1996 10:09:05 -0600 (CST) From: "Jeff.Lynch-JORSM.Internet" To: isp@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Router Purchase - the bottom line In-Reply-To: <199611151452.IAA27765@brasil.moneng.mei.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-isp@FreeBSD.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Fri, 15 Nov 1996, Joe Greco wrote: > So I think the real deal has more to do with proper contingency planning > than it does with Cisco routers. If and when the ISP with the Cisco has > their 7XXX crap out, they are S.O.L. If and when one of my routers craps > out, I will not have to worry too much. And I will have paid less than > $70,000 for my solution to the problem. > > You are not the only paranoid person. Paranoid people are the only people > who are successful playing this game in the long run. :-) > > ... JG > I agree fully with Joe. Please, now can we either agree with the wisdom of Joe's statement or agree to disagree and bury this thread? ========================================================================= Jeffrey A. Lynch, President JORSM Internet email: jeff@jorsm.com Northwest Indiana's Full-Service Provider Voice: (219)322-2180 927 Sheffield Avenue, Dyer, IN 46311 Autoresponse: info@jorsm.com http://www.jorsm.com