PC Routers (was Re: /24s run amuck)

Thu Jan 15 01:23:34 UTC 2004

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <haesu at towardex.com>
To: "Paul" <paul at rusko.us>
Cc: <haesu at towardex.com>; "james" <hackerwacker at cybermesa.com>; "Danny
Burns" <danny.burns at dial.pipex.com>; <nanog at merit.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 8:06 PM
Subject: Re: PC Routers (was Re: /24s run amuck)

> > ... and we care because? the router is a black box. if the output is not
> > what is expected, it matters not why. though understandable, it is still
not
> > acceptable. </imho>
>
> and you blame zebra ?

no, i blame the solution. if fans in my switch keep dying, i blame the
manufacturer of the switch for picking an unreliable fan manufactuer, not
the manufacturer of the fan alone.

> if an equipment / vendor you have on your network is not acceptable, do
what is
> acceptable such as (get another vendor|debug the problem|call the support)
etc

yes. i handle this by not using zebra/(.*)OS boxes for tasks that are better
handled by something else.

paul