> Just curious what people are using for routers, and why? We are looking > to freeing the load our T1 uses up on our TNT. I use PCI-based Pentiums with V.35 boards from Emerging Technologies (www.etinc.com) running Linux. You get the advantage of a system that can run GATED, and therefore get OSPF and BGP4 right, for a very reasonable cost (a $2000 system with a $2000 4-port v.35 serial board and external CSU's). If you don't need T-3 speeds, these are very happy things to have, the RAM is dirt cheap and even better you get to run everything on a genuine computer, which I personally like. If you DO need T-3 speeds, there are HSSI boards also available for PC's. I think you can get them from www.sdlcomm.com. I don't use these, so I can't recommend them. But you still get the same advantages... gated and Pentium based hardware. ++ Ascend Users Mailing List ++ To unsubscribe: send unsubscribe to ascend-users-request@bungi.com To get FAQ'd: <<A HREF="http://www.nealis.net/ascend/faq">http://www.nealis.net/ascend/faq</A>> </PRE> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <HR> <STRONG>References</STRONG>: <UL> <LI><STRONG><A HREF="msg11811.html">(ASCEND) Recommendations for a new router...</A></STRONG></LI> <UL> <LI><EM>From</EM>: RHS Linux User <mike4@diamond.gtii.com></LI> </UL> </UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <HR> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg11875.html">Re: (ASCEND) Ascend 4048 probe to dialups</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg11874.html">Re: (ASCEND) Re: Maxes and Bitsurfer Pro</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg11811.html">(ASCEND) Recommendations for a new router...</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg11829.html">(ASCEND) Strange problem with 5.0Ap36 and dialout</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="maillist.html#11828"><STRONG>Main</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thrd283.html#11828"><STRONG>Thread</STRONG></A></LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> <!--X-BotPNI-End--> <!--X-User-Footer--> <!--X-User-Footer-End--> </BODY> </HTML>