Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 11:16:54 -0700 (PDT) From: Jim Shankland <jas@flyingfox.com> To: dennis@etinc.com, rh@alpine.net Cc: isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Multi-homed - Load Balancing - No Single Point of Failure Message-ID: <199708141816.LAA15081@biggusdiskus.flyingfox.com>
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(Now getting into sync serial cards on a FreeBSD box vs. a separate router.) We've been around the block more than once on this question, without a definitive resolution. Check the archives; it's really personal preference, plus your specific needs. In the past, Dennis has asserted without providing evidence that "entry-level" routers like the Pipe130 or the Livingston OR-HS office router aren't really up to handling a full T-1. (Note I'm not saying he's wrong; just that he asserted it without backing it up.) I'm currently evaluating an SDL WANic (PCI card, dual sync ports that will each do up to ca. 8 Mb/s). So far, so good; I did notice that when I plugged in a T-1 that had been on a Livingston IRX-114 router, the ping rtt over the T-1 went from 7 ms to 4 ms. I suspect the ET card would do just as well. Jim Shankland Flying Fox Computer Systems, Inc.
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