[274] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: CIDR FAQ
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Nathan Stratton)
Tue Aug 15 20:11:46 1995
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 1995 20:02:42 -0400 (EDT)
From: Nathan Stratton <nathan@netrail.net>
To: Tony Li <tli@cisco.com>
cc: dsiegel@net99.net, jon@branch.com, peter@demon.net, sob@academ.com,
bwatson@mci.net, jerry@fc.net, inet-access@earth.com,
HANK@taunivm.tau.ac.il, nanog@merit.edu, local-ir@ripe.net,
iap@vma.cc.nd.edu
In-Reply-To: <199508152252.PAA19081@greatdane.cisco.com>
On Tue, 15 Aug 1995, Tony Li wrote:
>
> Ok, yes you are correct you can't drop a DS3 into the back of a PC, but
> why not use a 4500 or 7000 for your ds3's and then use a PC to do the
> major BGP4? On a 4500 I only can put in 32 megs or ram. Yes gated will
> use more ram for the same number of routes, but I can put 128 meg or more
> in a PC.
>
> I think we need to talk about using PC route servers and cisco together
> for a solution, the cisco's just can't hold the ram needed.
>
> That's why there's the 4500M, and the 7000, and ...
>
and ... ? And what? That is the problem, I go out get a 7000 and then
need more ram in a few month I need to get a new router that is vary
expensive.
Nathan Stratton CEO, NetRail, Inc. Your Gateway to the World!
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