Re: CIDR FAQ

[Nathan Stratton <nathan () netrail net>]

On Tue, 15 Aug 1995, Tony Li wrote:

>    Ok, yes you are correct you can't drop a DS3 into the back of a PC, but 
>    why not use a 4500 or 7000 for your ds3's and then use a PC to do the 
>    major BGP4? On a 4500 I only can put in 32 megs or ram. Yes gated will 
>    use more ram for the same number of routes, but I can put 128 meg or more 
>    in a PC.
>
>    I think we need to talk about using PC route servers and cisco together 
>    for a solution, the cisco's just can't hold the ram needed.
>
> That's why there's the 4500M, and the 7000, and ...
and ... ? And what? That is the problem, I go out get a 7000 and then 
need more ram in a few month I need to get a new router that is vary 
expensive.

Nathan Stratton           CEO, NetRail, Inc.    Your Gateway to the World!
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