From owner-freebsd-net Sun Mar 28 4:12:37 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from rt2.synx.com (tech.boostworks.com [194.167.81.239]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 57A0115272 for ; Sun, 28 Mar 1999 04:12:31 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from root@synx.com) Received: from synx.com (rn.synx.com [192.1.1.241]) by rt2.synx.com (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id OAA21512; Sun, 28 Mar 1999 14:19:32 +0200 (CEST) Message-Id: <199903281219.OAA21512@rt2.synx.com> Date: Sun, 28 Mar 1999 14:11:10 +0200 (CEST) From: Remy Nonnenmacher Reply-To: remy@synx.com Subject: Re: FreeBSD as a router To: cmetz@inner.net Cc: mike@sentex.net, freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: <199903272156.VAA08726@inner.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On 27 Mar, Craig Metz wrote: >..... > If the original poster was thinking about using FreeBSD-based commodity PCs > for small-to-midrange routers in an environment where cost/flexibility is > important and it doesn't have to deliver every last bit of line capacity, then > it might be a great choice. Research networks (e.g., vBNS and CAIRN) are ie: http://www.iprg.nokia.com/products/ip400/ The 'IP440' is a PC-based, FreeBSD operated router. Although, they don't advertise it but in their press releases. (Thanks to Malartre for this link : http://www.lmi.fr/c12565ef002d29ae/996ef68a9fd10db3c125669e00311b6a/129d72353914ed45c125669c0028b1c6?OpenDocument (Sorry, once again in French). Anyway, the IP440 casing is horrible. This leads to another question : I'm looking for a box designer, owning Gerbers, able to build a 1U, 19inch rackable PC-based system. Hints ? >.... > time), but that might not be really necessary, and the difference in cost might > really be worth it. Hum... not for Nokia... prices start at 15 K$ for the IP440 !! RN. IaM To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-net" in the body of the message