Getting a "portable" /19 or /20

Tue Apr 10 20:46:17 UTC 2001

On Tue, 10 Apr 2001, Majdi S. Abbas wrote:

> 
> On Tue, Apr 10, 2001 at 12:32:03PM -0600, Aaron Dewell wrote:
> > Memory and CPUs are not really that expensive, it just depends on how
> > much certain router manufacturers think they can milk out of you for
> > overpriced hardware.  Considering that you can build a router with a
> > PC and Linux for better performance, better stability, and better
> > scalability than a 7200 for about a tenth the price, I fail to see why
> > any of those boxes continue to be sold...  It just requires actual
> > quality PC hardware.
> 
> 	Please let me know when your Linux box is capable of doing 
> line rate forwarding on an OC-192.  

Please let me know when a 7200 will do line rate forwarding on an
OC-192. :)  Sorry... I had to....I do not think that Linux is exactly cut
out for the job, but he DID say a 7200. :)

> 
> 	Thanks!
> 
> 	--msa
> 
> 