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Re: PC Routers (was Re: /24s run amuck)


From: alex () pilosoft com
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2004 21:34:23 -0500 (EST)


One problem is that with Cisco, unless you are buying the largest
platforms available, each Cisco series uses different underlying
hardware with different performance characteristics and images. You need
to keep track of lots of separate images and versions when doing
upgrades. With a network boot OS for each POP, you can do version
control much much more easily.
In words of Randy, "I encourage all my competitors to network boot their 
routers".

Seriously - that's insane, multiple single points of failure.

-alex


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