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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.mel.connect.com.au!news.mira.net.au!inquo!in-news.erinet.com!en.com!uunet!in1.uu.net!news.dnvr.uswest.net!kane.uswmedia.com!keota.uswmedia.com!not-for-mail From: cfedde@keota.uswmedia.com (Chris Fedde) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc Subject: Re: Using PC as router ok? Date: 20 Sep 1996 16:25:13 -0600 Organization: USWEST Media Group Lines: 23 Message-ID: <51v5k9$d49@keota.uswmedia.com> References: <Pine.SUN.3.91.960911145226.26774E-100000@syl> NNTP-Posting-Host: keota.mrg.uswest.com Cc: In article <Pine.SUN.3.91.960911145226.26774E-100000@syl>, 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! > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > Ruth Miller NEC Open Systems Laboratory > Senior Systems Administrator Princeton, NJ > 609-734-6071 fax 609-734-6001 > ---------------------------------------------------------------- >