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

Thu Jan 15 02:34:23 UTC 2004

> One problem is that with Cisco, unless you are buying the largest
> platforms available, each Cisco series uses different underlying
> hardware with different performance characteristics and images. You need
> to keep track of lots of separate images and versions when doing
> upgrades. With a network boot OS for each POP, you can do version
> control much much more easily.
In words of Randy, "I encourage all my competitors to network boot their 
routers".

Seriously - that's insane, multiple single points of failure.

-alex