Oh, and when you can (a) have Linux shut down a failing interface card on the fly and keep humming along, and (b) be able to replace said card without shutting down, lemme know. Granted, there are many applications where a Linux or BSD box (or preferably, two boxes terminating redundant circuits) running gated would suit the needs perfectly, but anything considered mission-critical is not such an application, IMHO. -C On Tue, Apr 10, 2001 at 01:20:24PM -0700, Majdi S. Abbas wrote:
On Tue, Apr 10, 2001 at 12:32:03PM -0600, Aaron Dewell wrote:
Memory and CPUs are not really that expensive, it just depends on how much certain router manufacturers think they can milk out of you for overpriced hardware. Considering that you can build a router with a PC and Linux for better performance, better stability, and better scalability than a 7200 for about a tenth the price, I fail to see why any of those boxes continue to be sold... It just requires actual quality PC hardware.
Please let me know when your Linux box is capable of doing line rate forwarding on an OC-192.
Thanks!
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