From owner-freebsd-isp Tue Jan 2 20:56:18 2001 From owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 2 20:56:16 2001 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Received: from saturn.futuredesigns.net (unknown [216.91.66.1]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id E049337B400 for ; Tue, 2 Jan 2001 20:56:15 -0800 (PST) Received: (qmail 68716 invoked from network); 3 Jan 2001 04:56:14 -0000 Received: from sun.futuredesigns.net (HELO SUN.mikesweb.com) (216.91.66.69) by 216.91.66.2 with SMTP; 3 Jan 2001 04:56:14 -0000 Message-Id: <4.3.2.7.2.20010102235709.02508d30@mail.futuredesigns.net> X-Sender: sturdee@mail.futuredesigns.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 4.3.2 Date: Tue, 02 Jan 2001 23:57:41 -0500 To: Bill Fumerola From: Mike Subject: Re: 2 cisco's and a fbsd box running bgp Cc: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <20010102182129.B81119@elvis.mu.org> References: <4.3.2.7.2.20010102181803.02566d48@mail.futuredesigns.net> <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"; format=flowed Sender: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org If I had $20K+ that is exactly what I would do.. I'm not just trying to be cheap. At 06:21 PM 1/2/2001 -0600, Bill Fumerola wrote: >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