Date: Tue, 1 Jun 1999 03:13:26 -0500 (EST) From: Alfred Perlstein <bright@rush.net> To: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> Cc: "O'Connell" <woconnel@bellatlantic.net>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD as a Dedicated Router Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.990601031137.9491r-100000@cygnus.rush.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.03.9905312149070.4498-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>
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On Mon, 31 May 1999, Doug White wrote: > On Fri, 28 May 1999, O'Connell wrote: > > > FAQ 160 alludes to deficiencies of FreeBSD as a dedicated LAN router in > > terms of good engineering practice and compliance with Internet standards. > > I'm not sure about the standards compliance bit, but the good engineering > bit is good -- the PC architecture doesn't have the bandwidth to handle > the kind of data routers normally see. Plus, you can't hot-swap > components. > > I wouldn't suggest it for a core router, but for a small office router on > up it should be OK. I've seen some supposedly hot swappable PCI boards, but they were external, meaning you had to have the case open and a board with a cable plugged into the pci motherboard.... Have you heard of anything built in such a way to make real hot-swappable PCI a possibility? -Alfred To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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