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From: cfedde@keota.uswmedia.com (Chris Fedde)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc
Subject: Re: Using PC as router ok?
Date: 20 Sep 1996 16:27:34 -0600
Organization: USWEST Media Group
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In article <Pine.SUN.3.91.960911145226.26774E-100000@syl>,
R. Miller <rmiller@syl.nj.nec.com> wrote:
>
>We need to purchase a router for our department. It was suggested by 
>someone that we use a PC as both router and firewall. My question to this 
>group is - are there any performance considerations?  At what point does 
>it make sense to go with a standalone router like a CISCO 4500-M versus 
>using a PC running BSDI? Are there any significant limitations to using 
>BSDI as far as number of ethernet cards supported or ability of PCI vs 
>ISA ethernet cards to handle the throughput?
>
>I welcome any and all commentary on this topic as we are on the verge of 
>purchasing a CISCO router unless I get some good feedback about this 
>other option... Thanks!
>
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>	Ruth Miller		            NEC Open Systems Laboratory
>	Senior Systems Administrator                      Princeton, NJ
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