Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 09:58:45 -0500 (CDT) From: jsw@cywub.sitel.net To: chip.wiegand@simrad.com Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: replacing a cisco router with a fbsd box Message-ID: <200108311458.JAA18684@iwww.sitel.net> In-Reply-To: <3B8F90CB.CEFC484C@wiegand.org> from Chip at "Aug 31, 1 06:27:40 am"
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cisco routers are some of the most reliable and robust in the industry. Check the config ... again ... that is usually the weakest link. Yes, a peecee running xBSD, perhaps with a package such as Zebra, can and will work as a toasternet router, but the reliability and robustness of the hardware is usually inferior to that of a 'real' router such as a cisco, Bay, or the new kids such as Juniper or Extreme. Good day JSW > At work I have 3 cisco routers - a 1600, 2500, 2600. The 1600 has proven > > to be the most unreliable piece of crap imaginable. The cisco router > runs > nat and firewall services currently, should be easy to replace with a > fbsd > box. > I am wondering if it is possible to replace it with a fbsd machine? > The problem I see with this is the connection of the csu/dsu to the > router - > it uses some funky block connector to plug into the cisco router. Is > there a > way to convert that block connector (I don't know the proper name for > it), > to plug into an ethernet card on the fbsd box? Or is there a pci card > available > for the fbsd box that will accept this funky block connector? > > -- > Regards, > > -- > Chip Wiegand > Computer Services > > Simrad, Inc > > chip.wiegand@simrad.com > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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