From owner-freebsd-isp Fri Nov 15 08:58:35 1996 Return-Path: owner-isp Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id IAA29313 for isp-outgoing; Fri, 15 Nov 1996 08:58:35 -0800 (PST) Received: from etinc.com (et-gw-fr1.etinc.com [204.141.244.98]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id IAA29301 for ; Fri, 15 Nov 1996 08:58:31 -0800 (PST) Received: from ntws (ntws.etinc.com [204.141.95.142]) by etinc.com (8.6.12/8.6.9) with SMTP id MAA04419; Fri, 15 Nov 1996 12:04:25 -0500 Date: Fri, 15 Nov 1996 12:04:25 -0500 Message-Id: <199611151704.MAA04419@etinc.com> X-Sender: dennis@etinc.com X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Version 2.0.3 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: Dror Matalon From: dennis@etinc.com (dennis) Subject: Re: Router Purchase - the bottom line Cc: isp@freebsd.org Sender: owner-isp@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > >On Thu, 14 Nov 1996, dennis wrote: > >> >> This discussion is getting really stupid...... >No doubt about that. > >> >> Look...all of the mentioned product work fine...if they didnt they none >> of us would be in business. The original question of cisco 25XX vs >> ET is a simple one...... > >Am I the only paranoid person on this list or are there other people >that would not feel comfortable running FreeBsd as a router unless >they were mirroring the disk. FreeBsd are great servers, but if >anything fails it's the disk. I'd rather not have this extra >risk on my routers. > >Also, for our customers we're happy with the Ascend Pipeline 130 >with built in CSU. You can get one for less than $1200 it does >Frame and even has an ISDN line for backup. These units >are the same size of a Pipeline 50 -- not much bigger than most >modems. Is a Freebsd box with a T1 card and a CSU any cheaper? This is the same non-thinking argument that has been used for a long time, and it makes no sense bacause you are not comparing apples to apples. You still need a server with a standalone router, so you have 2 points of failure instead of 1 (with an internal card). This subject annoyed us enough that we put up a FAQ of routers vs sync cards at: http://www.etinc.com/routers.htm no doubt somewhat biased, but entertaining nonetheless! Dennis