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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!news.wildstar.net!newsfeed.direct.ca!portc01.blue.aol.com!cliffs.rs.itd.umich.edu!howland.erols.net!news.mathworks.com!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!eng.ufl.edu!usenet.ufl.edu!usenet.unf.edu!osprey.unf.edu!caddy From: caddy@osprey.unf.edu (Cliff Addy) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: FreeBSD as a router - 2 T1 / 2 Ethernet - BGP / OSPF Date: 21 Dec 1996 15:17:16 GMT Organization: University of North Florida Lines: 31 Message-ID: <59gv1s$92s@pelican.unf.edu> References: <58g3cs$h5m@palan.palantir.com> <58h0fc$joh@stargate.stdio.com> <58hse8$5hv@nntp1.best.com> <32b07f34.273273152@news.csd.net> <58rqec$l30@mozart.jlc.net> <58rud1$78o@samba.rahul.net> <58s09j$n9o@mozart.jlc.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: osprey.unf.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:32939 Jason T. Nelson (jtn@frodo.mc.com) wrote: : On 13 Dec 1996 15:57:21 GMT, dhesi@spams.r.us.com <dhesi@spams.r.us.com> : scribbled: : > [ refering to ETinc's sync cards ] : >What sort of loads can it handle? : According to their web page, the ET/5025-25 can handle external (which I : will assume means line) speeds of up to 16Mbps while the ET/5025-16 "only" : goes to 7Mbs. There is an ET/5025 plain-jane card that handles line speeds : of around 1Mbps. They support FreeBSD and NetBSD as well as other OSes. Our own personal experience with ET was not good, even though we never bought anything from them. We were ready to purchase one of their dual t-1 boards and had some questions on configuration. The email responses were snide and condescending. Then we subscribed to their user mailing list. The final straw was an abusive post from ET, hammering on one of their customers and telling them to leave because "you have nothing to contribute here." We rapidly backpedaled and are now purchasing a Cisco. We really think the ET stuff would have met our needs better, but Cisco's people met our needs better. All these interactions were with one person (Dennis) and may not reflect the entire operation. However, since he is the *only* person to post/respond, perhaps he's the only one there? It just scared us that a company would allow employees to treat customers (and potential customers!) in this way. As always, YMMV, this is just a story of *our* emperiences and impressions. (I'm afraid Dennis will read this and sue me!) Caveat emptor (however you spell it). Cliff