From owner-freebsd-isp Wed Feb 19 07:24:57 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id HAA27570 for isp-outgoing; Wed, 19 Feb 1997 07:24:57 -0800 (PST) Received: from nero.in-design.com (root@nero.in-design.com [204.157.146.146]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id HAA27563 for ; Wed, 19 Feb 1997 07:24:55 -0800 (PST) Received: (from archive@localhost) by nero.in-design.com (8.7.5/8.7.3) id KAA21074; Wed, 19 Feb 1997 10:25:47 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 19 Feb 1997 10:25:47 -0500 (EST) From: Archive Service To: Jim Dixon cc: Intuitive Design Info , isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ATM Frame Relay vs P2P? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-isp@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Sat, 15 Feb 1997, Jim Dixon wrote: > On Fri, 14 Feb 1997, Intuitive Design Info wrote: > > > Since we are on the subject... What have people's experience been > > with SMDS vs. Frame Relay or a DS1? All at simular streams. General > > feelings, some of the pricing and the like? > > SMDS has very very high overheads. As I recall you get 1.07 Mbps over > a 1.544 Mbps T1. Avoid it. > > Frame relay has acceptable overheads and is usually significantly > cheaper than a straight T1. > ok Frame Relay it is, then! next I have looked and it seams my choises for routers are: 1) 1601 Cisco Router 2) 2509 Cisco Router This will support about 10-16 machines. Mostly internet servers, FTP, www, the usual. Nothing extraordinary. What choices do people seam to like out there. Also been told that I can get away with a cisco 1000 or something, what do you people think. Again. Thanks alot for The HELP. Tamer Ziady