From owner-freebsd-isp Tue Jan 2 16:21:37 2001 From owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 2 16:21:35 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 6118337B400 for ; Tue, 2 Jan 2001 16:21:35 -0800 (PST) Received: by elvis.mu.org (Postfix, from userid 1098) id CB0232B463; Tue, 2 Jan 2001 18:21:29 -0600 (CST) Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2001 18:21:29 -0600 From: Bill Fumerola To: Mike Cc: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 2 cisco's and a fbsd box running bgp Message-ID: <20010102182129.B81119@elvis.mu.org> References: <4.3.2.7.2.20010102175100.0252b440@mail.futuredesigns.net> <4.3.2.7.2.20010102175100.0252b440@mail.futuredesigns.net> <20010102170936.A81119@elvis.mu.org> <4.3.2.7.2.20010102181803.02566d48@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: <4.3.2.7.2.20010102181803.02566d48@mail.futuredesigns.net>; from mike@mikesweb.com on Tue, Jan 02, 2001 at 06:21:25PM -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 06:21:25PM -0500, Mike wrote: > >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. because the 25xx/26xx series routers are pretty weak. > 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. I'd suggest *gasp* buying the 72xx now and just stop fooling around. This may be difficult to someone wearing a suit/tie, but you can actually save money by having a little foresight and not buying equipment you know will be obsolete in half a year[1]. -- Bill Fumerola - security yahoo / Yahoo! inc. - fumerola@yahoo-inc.com / billf@FreeBSD.org 1. yes, sometimes this is unavoidable. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message