Re: Core router bakeoff?

[Jon Green <jcgreen () netins net>]

On Thu, 07 May 1998 16:54:27 -0400, perry () piermont com writes:
> Rob M VanHooren writes:
> > Hi, just a quickie (respond via e-mail, I'll summarize to the list)...
> >
> > Need to build a core NSP backbone.
> >
> > Who's equipment do I want:
>
> Like this is a question?
>
> You don't want Bay and you certainly don't want 3Com. If your network
> is fairly slow (ethernets and T1s only) you can use PCs running a
> reasonable BSD and GateD. Otherwise, the only commercial choice is
> Cisco.


Wait.. a Bay BCN will push 1 Gb/s through the box, but you are recommending
a PC running GateD over a Bay router?  If you are going to tell people
"don't use this" a least give some reasons why to justify it.

-Jon

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