For those interested in the book "Cisco ISP Essentials" by Smith and Greene. Cisco Press ISBN 1587050412 Apr 2002 $40 This is an expanded and updated version of the online document (182 pages) by the same name: http://www.cisco.com/public/cons/isp/documents/IOSEssentialsPDF.zip
This is certainly worth studying. The security points are applicable for businesses as well as ISPs. > -----Original Message----- > From: nrf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > And as far as the notion of can you or can you not reasonably > run BGP on a > 2600 or less, consider this quote from Cisco ISP Essentials, page 258 > > "...A common misperception in the Internet community is that > substantial > routers are required before BGP can be run - many engineers > forget that > several ISP backbones have been built out of nothing more > than Cisco 2500 > routers that have limited RAM and CPU capaiblities. Indeed > the 2500 shares > many features with its predecessor, the IGS, which was used > in many ISP > backbones in the early 1990's..." Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=46201&t=46201 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
