From owner-freebsd-isp Tue Jan 2 22:57:58 2001 From owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 2 22:57:56 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 DC82437B400 for ; Tue, 2 Jan 2001 22:57:55 -0800 (PST) Received: (qmail 78810 invoked from network); 3 Jan 2001 06:57:54 -0000 Received: from sun.futuredesigns.net (HELO SUN.mikesweb.com) (216.91.66.69) by 216.91.66.2 with SMTP; 3 Jan 2001 06:57:54 -0000 Message-Id: <4.3.2.7.2.20010103015916.02568418@mail.futuredesigns.net> X-Sender: sturdee@mail.futuredesigns.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 4.3.2 Date: Wed, 03 Jan 2001 01:59:21 -0500 To: Kal Torak , Dan Shearer From: Mike Subject: Re: 2 cisco's and a fbsd box running bgp Cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: <3A52CB61.5657375@quake.com.au> References: 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 Who makes quad ethernet cards, and where can you find them? At 05:49 PM 1/3/2001 +1100, Kal Torak wrote: > > But I'm looking for a really good answer to give to people who snort "Oh > > but nothing but a Cisco can reliably route packets at ethernet speeds in > > a BPG/OSPF environment". After debate here and plenty of other places, and > > from personal experience, it seems to me that the issues are: > > > > - port density. Ciscos are much denser. > >True... But is it needed? Quad ethernet cards are around now... > > > - fringe features. IOS implements some things that free routers > > don't. > >Yep, but again how often dose anyone use these? > > > - top end performance. Ciscos win when the packets flow fast because > > of their custom packet processing cards. Equivalents can be bought > > for PCs but they are expensive. > >Maybe with the higher end ciscos, but Im not so sure about the lower >end ones... Obviously a device dedicated to a small range of things >can do it more efficiently than a system doing a wide range, but I dont >think this is such a big issue with a fast cpu + ram... >I would like to test it, but I dont have any spare ciscos sitting around >I can mess with... > > > - support. If you are a big Cisco customer you can usually expect > > quite good customer service, and may even get good service if you > > are a small customer. > >It will cost you a small fortune but you will get support :) >And you can get free, but slower support for software via the >mailing lists! > >It would be pretty hard to beat a 7xxx cisco, but personally I think >a well setup FreeBSD system can replace the lower end ciscos and save >you a lot of money unless it breaks :O > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message