Re: Need Hardware Advice

Steven Warsanis ( steven@smartserver.net )
Thu, 10 Jul 1997 19:34:21 +0200

Go with Cisco. A simple 2501 will probably be fast enough if you don't plan
to do a lot of frame-relay, BGP, OSFP, etc.

If you need more power get one of the 3600 series, if you can get a 3640.

Steven.

At 11:52 AM 7/10/97 -0500, you wrote:
>I would suggest aginst the Pipeline 130 if you expect a high (75% or more)
>bandwidth load. Simply because the processor in the Pipeline 130 can't
>handle that kind of traffic with any kind of reliablity. Look into a Cisco
>2500 router if you need more power.
>
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>: From: Rick Kunze <rkunze@colusanet.com>
>: To: ntisp@emerald.iea.com
>: Subject: Re: Need Hardware Advice
>: Date: Thursday, July 10, 1997 11:39 AM
>:
>:
>: I'm using an Ascend Pipeline 50 (56K) at the moment, but am about to jump
>: to a T also. I'm going to go with an Ascend Pipeline 130.
>(www.ascend.com)
>:
>: Rk
>:
>: At 07:32 AM 7/10/97 -0500, you wrote:
>: >We are about to put T1 into a small business office. They have 12
>computers
>: >that will be hooked to the T1. What hardware (CSU/DSU, Router, Hub)
>would
>: >you recommend?
>: >
>: >Thanks,
>: >
>: >
>: >
>: >Joe Claborn
>: >"Grace Happens"
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