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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!metro!metro!asstdc.scgt.oz.au!nsw.news.telstra.net!act.news.telstra.net!psgrain!iafrica.com!pipex-sa.net!hole.news.pipex.net!pipex!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!oleane!jussieu.fr!math.ohio-state.edu!howland.erols.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.zeitgeist.net!vnetnews.value.net!not-for-mail From: patrick@.value.net () Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc Subject: Re: Using PC as router ok? Date: 12 Sep 1996 03:41:12 GMT Organization: Value Net Internetwork Services Inc. Lines: 24 Message-ID: <5180oo$blk@vnetnews.value.net> References: <Pine.SUN.3.91.960911145226.26774E-100000@syl> NNTP-Posting-Host: value.net X-Newsreader: TIN [UNIX 1.3 950824BETA PL0] R. Miller (rmiller@syl.nj.nec.com) wrote: : : 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! Buy the Cisco. If you want a dedicated router, buy a router. There is less to go wrong, their is less overhead, and it will do all kind of neat routing stuff. /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ Patrick Greenwell (510) 943-5769 voice Systems Administrator (510) 210-2000 modem Value Net, Inc. (510) 943-1708 fax \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/