11 Jun
1998
11 Jun
'98
5:06 a.m.
sjsobol@shell.nacs.net (Steve Sobol) writes:
... a small operation with a few computers (maybe three or four servers plus a handful of other computers)...
... that is not multihomed, and in fact will just be running an Ethernet link down to the ISP downstairs...
...that is too small to get an ASN and therefore can't do BGP...
Do I go with gated or something similar, or try to pick up a cheap used router... because I am going to be in this situation within the next couple months.
Suggestions?
Well, you left off a lot of other data that go into consider the 'best'. Such as, are you a Unix guru? Do you already have the hardware to build a system? The generic response has to be to go with a small 2 port Ethernet router (e.g., Cisco 2514). Tony