From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sun, 5 May 2002 22:28:08 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sun, 5 May 2002 22:28:07 -0400 Received: from esteel10.client.dti.net ([209.73.14.10]:53930 "EHLO shookay.newview.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Sun, 5 May 2002 22:28:05 -0400 To: davem@redhat.com ("David S. Miller") Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Linux 2.4 as a router, when is it appropriate? In-Reply-To: <3CD28FB8.40204@elegant-software.com> <20020503.130131.67111535.davem@redhat.com> From: Mathieu Chouquet-Stringer Date: 05 May 2002 22:27:52 -0400 Message-ID: User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.2 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org davem@redhat.com ("David S. Miller") writes: > From: Russell Leighton > Date: Fri, 03 May 2002 09:25:12 -0400 > > Could someone please tell me (or refer me to docs) on when > using the Linux on PC hardware as a router is an appropriate > solution and when one should consider a "real" router (e.g., Cisco)? > > The most heavily accessed ftp site in europe uses Linux machines > exclusively as it's routers. And what kind of traffic are you speaking of (I mean how much megs/teras per day)? -- Mathieu Chouquet-Stringer E-Mail : mathieu@newview.com It is exactly because a man cannot do a thing that he is a proper judge of it. -- Oscar Wilde