RE: [cobalt-users] switch router suggestions?

[Jeff Lasman <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 09:50 AM 3/1/00 -0500, you wrote:

> Portable IP space is not necessary at all for an ASN or BGP.  Arin is only
> giving our /19's right now for portable IP space.  If having portable IP
> space was a requirement for BGP it would be one really big nasy slow
> Internet, well slower than it already is.  :)  BGP tables would be
> tremendously slow...hmm, I could prolly do BGP on a 2501 :)
>
> You can have redundancy without BGP, it just is a hairy pain. You also
> have to have name servers on both networks, two ip addresses for
> everything and some pretty nice upstreams but it is possible.

Okay, I was VERY oversimplifying and exaggerating, to make a point 
<smile>.  I don't manage BGP myself, and I'm not thoroughly familiar with 
it.  I apologize.  NOBALONEY should mean what it says.

> PC based routers are very much alive, see http://www.etinc.com

Before you buy, search the archives of the Internet Access list (Send 
'subscribe' in the body to 'list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx' to subscribe; 
'inet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx' is the human contact address).  Look for etinc.com.

See what the big-name ISPs (as well as the little guys) say about 'em.

> That all being said, I would never stake a business whether it be hosting
> or just needing net connectivity on cable or DSL.  If you don't understand
> why I said that then you need to hit the books and understand each
> technology, their benefits and negative implications concerning data.

That being said, I certainly agree <smile>.

Jeff

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Jeff Lasman <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>