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From: isdmill@gatekeeper.ddp.state.me.us (David Miller)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: FreeBSD router, as good as a harware router ?
Date: 17 Jan 1996 02:18:02 GMT
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tedm@central.com wrote:

: 2) Internal company networks are generally moving away from routed networks
: and towards large "virtual" networks using bridging.  This in my opinion is
: being pushed largely by hub vendors who want to sell big switches, etc.  So,
: we are seeing less internal network routing (like from ethernet port to 
: ethernet port) these days.

I don't get this feeling at all: I see more movement to routed IP than 
away from it.  Can you expand on why you think the above?

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