[17771] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: So... what's the best routing solution for..
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Tony Li)
Thu Jun 11 05:14:42 1998
To: sjsobol@shell.nacs.net (Steve Sobol)
cc: nanog@merit.edu
From: Tony Li <tli@juniper.net>
Date: 11 Jun 1998 02:06:24 -0700
In-Reply-To: sjsobol@shell.nacs.net's message of 10 Jun 98 03:43:10 GMT
sjsobol@shell.nacs.net (Steve Sobol) writes:
> ... a small operation with a few computers (maybe three or four servers
> plus a handful of other computers)...
>
> ... that is not multihomed, and in fact will just be running an Ethernet
> link down to the ISP downstairs...
>
> ...that is too small to get an ASN and therefore can't do BGP...
>
> Do I go with gated or something similar, or try to pick up a cheap used
> router... because I am going to be in this situation within the next
> couple months.
>
> Suggestions?
Well, you left off a lot of other data that go into consider the 'best'.
Such as, are you a Unix guru? Do you already have the hardware to build a
system?
The generic response has to be to go with a small 2 port Ethernet router
(e.g., Cisco 2514).
Tony
