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Re: Getting a "portable" /19 or /20


From: James Thomason <james () divide org>
Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2001 13:46:17 -0700 (PDT)




On Tue, 10 Apr 2001, Majdi S. Abbas wrote:


On Tue, Apr 10, 2001 at 12:32:03PM -0600, Aaron Dewell wrote:
Memory and CPUs are not really that expensive, it just depends on how
much certain router manufacturers think they can milk out of you for
overpriced hardware.  Considering that you can build a router with a
PC and Linux for better performance, better stability, and better
scalability than a 7200 for about a tenth the price, I fail to see why
any of those boxes continue to be sold...  It just requires actual
quality PC hardware.

      Please let me know when your Linux box is capable of doing 
line rate forwarding on an OC-192.  

Please let me know when a 7200 will do line rate forwarding on an
OC-192. :)  Sorry... I had to....I do not think that Linux is exactly cut
out for the job, but he DID say a 7200. :)


      Thanks!

      --msa





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