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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mel.connect.com.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!feed1.news.erols.com!howland.erols.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.worldpath.net!wolverine.hq.cic.net!news.ann-arbor.cic.net!stdio!heathers!risner From: risner@heathers.stdio.com (James Risner) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: FreeBSD as a router - 2 T1 / 2 Ethernet - BGP / OSPF Date: 9 Dec 1996 12:25:16 GMT Organization: Open World Lines: 42 Message-ID: <58h0fc$joh@stargate.stdio.com> References: <58g3cs$h5m@palan.palantir.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: heathers.stdio.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Scott Boake (scott@palan.palantir.com) wrote: : We had a router die this weekend and need to replace it with a new one. : Currently the Internet connection is a Fractional Frame Relay T-1. : In the future it would be nice to have the ability to be able to expand : to multihomed (at least 2 T-1 speed connections) with 2 Ethernet connections. : With full BGP / OSPF, etc. : I'm looking for the pros and cons of using a PC with FreeBSD (+ who's Sync : V.35 Frame Card?) vs a Cisco / Livingston / etc. : Any and all comments are welcome... : Please E-Mail your replys & Thanks In Advance! Me too. I was thinking of testing the following configuration: MB: Pentium 120mhz SuperMicro P5STE 512K 4 PCI 4 ISA OS: 64 meg ram FreeBSD 2.1.6-RELEASE one PCI NCR 53c810 / 1 gig drive 9 ms or so two PCI Adaptec (DEC "Tulip" I think) 4 port ether rj-45 10baseT one PCI SMC DEC 100 base T card for core three ISA 4 port ARNET (Digiboard) Sync/570i Sync V.35 one ISA VGA What does this use: 4 ISA ports 4 PCI ports What you get: $1000 computer + $400 8 10baseT + $100 100baseT + $3600 Sync ports $5100 router supporting BGP with 1-100baseT, 8-10baseT, 12-V.35(T1-1.544mbps) 4 port sync, 2 ether 100mhz RISC Cisco 4500 with 64 meg ram is about $15,000 (or three times as much money) Risner Any comments? "Your wrong and here is why?" "Hey that is a good idea." Email me: risner@stdio.com