Thanks much Paul! Now I am waiting to get those boxes :). Thomas.
""Paul Forbes"" wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > Glad to help Thomas. > > My experience with lower-end 2600's (2611/2621) is that they can reach > approximately 500-750Kbps of 3DES IPsec performance (depending upon > traffic type; purely 1440-byte packets might get you north of 800Kbps). > The 831 is rated, as per Cisco > (http://tools.cisco.com/cmn/jsp/index.jsp?id=20753), at around 2Mbps > with standard traffic, so real world performance should be better > (64-byte packets induce the greatest amount of stress). > > This, plus the punting of LLQ into the crypto engine, Websense/N2H2 > content filtering and virtual AUX makes this little router quite > acceptable for small offices, though there isn't any modularity of > course (e.g. no WICs, no NMs). > > Cheers. > > Paul Forbes > Network Engineer > Trimble > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Thomas N. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 11:15 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: Cisco 831 routers [7:61707] > > > > > > Thanks Paul. Do you have any chance to test out for performance of > > GRE+IPSec? Is it better than that of software-based > > encryption on the 2600 > > routers? > > > > > > ""Paul Forbes"" wrote in message > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > > They're available (we have four in house ready for deployment). I > > > haven't tested them with "all knobs on" (GRE+IPsec, CBAC, IDS, QoS, > > > EIGRP/OSPF, etc.), but VPN+CBAC has worked beautifully. > > > > > > Check with your VAR or Cisco account team for leadtimes. > > > > > > Cheers. > > > > > > Paul > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Thomas N. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 12:32 PM > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Subject: Cisco 831 routers [7:61707] > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi All, > > > > > > > > I wonder if anyone here could get a hold of the new Cisco 831 > > > > VPN router? I > > > > am trying to get couple of these routers but being told they > > > > are onhold by > > > > Cisco. I am just curious why? and when they are available > > > > again? Thanks! > > > > > > > > Thomas. > > > > Report misconduct > > > > and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Report misconduct > > and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=62060&t=61707 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
