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Re: The Gorgon's Knot. Was: Re: Verio Peering Question


From: Patrick Greenwell <patrick () cybernothing org>
Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2001 14:12:33 -0700 (PDT)


On Fri, 28 Sep 2001, Sean M. Doran wrote:

So we should throw away all the 7200s and similar routers today
because they are in the way of growing numbers of long prefixes,
replacing them with new routers manufactured since the time of
the above-mentioned lesson?   And when shall we throw away
the 12000s and similar routers (or components thereof) because
they are underpowered in the face of routing-table growth, compared
to well-established alternatives?

Still using an 8086 for a desktop?

Obsolences does happen....


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