Re: CIDR FAQ
- Date: Tue, 15 Aug 95 19:40:29 GMT
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> From: jon@localhost (Jon Zeeff)
> Subject: Re: CIDR FAQ
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> > BTW Any BSD4.4 based *NIX (NetBSD, FreeBSD, etc) *does* do CIDR.
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> Another reason why some people are thinking that workstations and generic
> micros sometimes look pretty good as replacements for "real" routers.
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> You get software that works, full source code, faster CPUs, and fewer
> memory limitations. At a cost low enough to get a "free" spare.
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>Look, I really hate to sound like I have sour grapes, but this thread
>keeps coming up and I all hear about the PC router issue is a lot of
>talk about price and CPUs, but I don't actually hear any operational
>experience about them.
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>PCs have been around for years, and even 4.4+reno/gated boxes have been
>around as long as cisco/bgp4 boxes. If they really are such a great value,
>why the hell aren't "those evil router vendors" out of business in the
>Internet market yet?
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>Call me thin skinned, but this is really starting to get old.
>I would like to personally see the folks who keep extoling the virtues of
>roll-your-own solutions either put up or shut up.
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>Can we kindly return this thread to: "What boxes don't do classless routing?"
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Here, Here!
daniel
