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Re: Cost per prefix [was: request for help w/ ATT and terminology]
From: Jeff McAdams <jeffm () iglou com>
Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2008 20:20:36 -0500
Joe Abley wrote:
On 20-Jan-2008, at 15:34, William Herrin wrote:
Perhaps your definition of "entry level DFZ router" differs from mine. I selected a Cisco 7600 w/ sup720-3bxl or rsp720-3xcl as my baseline for an entry level DFZ router.
A new cisco 2851 can be found for under $10k and can take a gig of RAM. If your goal is to have fine-grained routing data, and not to carry gigs of traffic, that particular router is perfectly adequate.
And to take that concept to its logical extreme. A Linux box (*BSD, pick your poison) running Quagga or similar will do the job at an extremely low price point. Yeah, again, not gonna want to pass gigs of traffic through it, but the same concept does still apply. -- Jeff McAdams "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -- Benjamin Franklin
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- RE: Cost per prefix [was: request for help w/ ATT and terminology], (continued)
- RE: Cost per prefix [was: request for help w/ ATT and terminology] Michael K. Smith - Adhost (Jan 22)
- Re: Cost per prefix [was: request for help w/ ATT and terminology] Andy Davidson (Jan 23)
- Re: Cost per prefix [was: request for help w/ ATT and terminology] Mikael Abrahamsson (Jan 23)
- Re: Cost per prefix [was: request for help w/ ATT and terminology] Paul Vixie (Jan 23)
- Re: Cost per prefix [was: request for help w/ ATT and terminology] Andy Davidson (Jan 23)
- Re: Cost per prefix [was: request for help w/ ATT and terminology] Jon Lewis (Jan 22)
- Re: Cost per prefix [was: request for help w/ ATT and terminology] William Herrin (Jan 22)
- Re: Cost per prefix [was: request for help w/ ATT and terminology] William Herrin (Jan 21)
- Re: Cost per prefix [was: request for help w/ ATT and terminology] Jon Lewis (Jan 21)
- Re: Cost per prefix [was: request for help w/ ATT and terminology] Joe Abley (Jan 20)
- Re: Cost per prefix [was: request for help w/ ATT and terminology] Jeff McAdams (Jan 20)
- Re: Cost per prefix [was: request for help w/ ATT and terminology] Matt Palmer (Jan 20)
- Re: Cost per prefix [was: request for help w/ ATT and terminology] Adrian Chadd (Jan 20)
- Re: request for help w/ ATT and terminology Leigh Porter (Jan 17)
- Re: request for help w/ ATT and terminology Joe Greco (Jan 17)
- Re: request for help w/ ATT and terminology Valdis . Kletnieks (Jan 17)
- Re: request for help w/ ATT and terminology Steven M. Bellovin (Jan 17)
- Re: request for help w/ ATT and terminology Crist Clark (Jan 17)
- Re: request for help w/ ATT and terminology Valdis . Kletnieks (Jan 17)
- Re: request for help w/ ATT and terminology Steven M. Bellovin (Jan 17)