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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!nntp.coast.net!news.sgi.com!enews.sgi.com!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!newsserver.jvnc.net!newsserver.nj.nec.com!syl!rmiller From: "R. Miller" <rmiller@syl.nj.nec.com> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc Subject: Using PC as router ok? Date: Wed, 11 Sep 1996 14:56:04 -0400 Organization: NEC Research Institute, Princeton, NJ 08824 Lines: 19 Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.91.960911145226.26774E-100000@syl> NNTP-Posting-Host: syl.syl.nj.nec.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Sender: rmiller@syl We need to purchase a router for our department. It was suggested by someone that we use a PC as both router and firewall. My question to this group is - are there any performance considerations? At what point does it make sense to go with a standalone router like a CISCO 4500-M versus using a PC running BSDI? Are there any significant limitations to using BSDI as far as number of ethernet cards supported or ability of PCI vs ISA ethernet cards to handle the throughput? I welcome any and all commentary on this topic as we are on the verge of purchasing a CISCO router unless I get some good feedback about this other option... Thanks! --------------------------------------------------------------- Ruth Miller NEC Open Systems Laboratory Senior Systems Administrator Princeton, NJ 609-734-6071 fax 609-734-6001 ----------------------------------------------------------------