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From: Blaine Minazzi <bminazzi@denverweb.net>
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Someone Opined:

 
> Besides, why learn how to use a Cisco router, when you can have a *BSD box
> do it for you for the same price/cheaper, but with a lot less hassle if it
> goes wrong.

If it is the same price, the decision could tip toword cicsco, with no
moving parts.  If you want a bit more flexability, check out etinc.
Both have advantages, features, etc.  What is right for you may be wrong
for me, so aviod the dogmatic answers.  That large ugly mass on our
shoulders is not just a hat rack.  Lookit all the possibilities, then
plunk down the dineros, and enjoy.

( besides, learning to configure a cicso is itself a valuable
commodity.)

Blaine