On 7/29/05, David Barak <thegameiam@yahoo.com> wrote:
--- John Forrister <john@segfault.com> wrote:
Indeed - Cisco's hardware, especially the older, smaller boxes, tended to be really solid once you got them running. I was just pondering a few minutes ago on how many 2500's I configured & installed in 1996 & 1997 are still running today, on code that's no longer supported by Cisco, and which are incapable of taking enough flash to load a newer image.
As a definite example, A client of mine has a 1601 sitting on the end of a T1 running 11.3... They're not interested in spending any money on an upgrade, as the box is doing exactly what they want: running RIP internally, and taking Ethernet-in and Serial-out.
As a counter-point, many thousands of routers were needlessly upgraded because of Y2K, edge to core. Its not about reality, its about perception. -Scott
-David
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