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

Thu Jan 15 04:47:51 UTC 2004

I didn't say that I did it, but having a server with a backup OS image 
in case your flash-drive fails isn't the worst thing in the world. 
Especially for a remotely-adminstered POP.

How many flash drives will fail due to overwrite in a year? 1 per 1000? 
if even? Its an absurd solution for an even less likely problem.

alex at pilosoft.com wrote:
>>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.
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> In words of Randy, "I encourage all my competitors to network boot their 
> routers".
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> Seriously - that's insane, multiple single points of failure.
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> -alex
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