Date: Wed, 22 Oct 1997 16:52:36 -0700 (PDT) From: Dru Nelson <dnelson@slip.net> To: dennis <dennis@etinc.com> Cc: Nicolai Petri <npp@neg-micon.dk>, freebsd-ISP@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Routing thru a FreeBSD? Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.3.96.971022163813.26211V-100000@slip-3> In-Reply-To: <3.0.32.19971022185407.009ef470@etinc.com>
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> >I doubt it. Unless there is specialized hardware involved.
> >cisco and others have invested heavily in 'silicon switching'.
> >there are more layer 3 ethernet switches out there.
> >
> Cisco IOS is not fast in itself....what cisco router you use will yield
> much different results. FreeBSD on a Pentium 133 will outperform
> a 4500 series generally...and dollar for dollar you cant compare
> a P200 with a 7500 series.
That is why I mentioned 'silicon switching' instead of IOS.
For this guy's application, FreeBSD might be fine (as I also mentioned)
Yeah, but a 7500 can do many things a P200 can't. So when you need
to do those things, a 7500 is the only game in town.
Also, it is hard to beat a 2500 on Rack space :-)
> A freebsd box with 4 T1s and a 100Mb/s will totally blow the doors off
> a 4500 series....routing 2 ethernets should be linearly comparable.
I don't use a 4500, and haven't heard of many ISP's getting
100mb connections. However, I doubt a 4500 will get it's
doors blown off. (100 base-T support on the 4500's is poor to
begin with) So, for a two segment system with bastion hosts
on one and the regular network on the other, BSD would
probably do better.
I'm not trying to start a Freebsd vs. Cisco war here.
Each has their strengths.
When it comes to running a NOC, I prefer to run routing
on Cisco, throughout.
When it comes to running a web server, FreeBSD wins hands
down.
Dru
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