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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!news.kei.com!newshost.marcam.com!uunet!in2.uu.net!vixie!nnrp.vix.com!vixie From: vixie@vix.com (Paul A Vixie) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc Subject: Re: configuring BSD/OS to use PC as a router Date: 14 Oct 1995 15:29:23 GMT Organization: Vixie Enterprises Lines: 16 Message-ID: <VIXIE.95Oct14082923@wisdom.vix.com> References: <45jaic$7hm@news.duke.edu> <bswDGFF9F.Jr9@netcom.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: wisdom.home.vix.com In-reply-to: bsw@netcom.com's message of Sat, 14 Oct 1995 06:56:02 GMT >Forget it. A UNIX-based or DOS-based box isn't capable of being a "real" >router like real routers are. Don't let anyone tell you different; it will >work moderately well for a while, but in the end you'll just have headaches. That is going to come as a huge shock to my customers (and my own users.) >There are "real" routers that are fairly inexpensive. Check out Livingston. Livingston has never made a router worth the powder to blow it to hell. But checking out Cisco is almost always a good idea. -- Paul Vixie La Honda, CA "Illegitimibus non carborundum." <paul@vix.com> pacbell!vixie!paul