Hello,
I am using the LRP since around 6 weeks without problems on a
486DX4-100 with 32 MB of ram, because I am runing a DNS-Service
on it too.
Last weekend I was in the University (Strasbourg) and we have
tested a Cisco 250x and the LRP (without BIND).
My own Internet Service make a traffic of around 2 GByte and
27.000 Hits a day.
My Internet connection is a Motorola CyberSurf cable modem which
supports normaly 2 MBit which is 256 kByte/second but sometimes
I get a incommeing traffic of more then 320 kByte/second.
The test last weekend was made with a 100 MBit LAN.
The Intenal Network (for Testing) are dedicated servers:
4 Web server
1 FTP server
1 Mail server
40 Workstations (simulated)
We are using a internal network 192.168.16.0 and external we are
using 8 fixed IP adresses (1 Roter, 6 Server, and 40 masq
Workstations)
The Cisco250x in comparison to my 486DX4-100 was in the normalload
like my Internet Service around 15% slower.
But in heavy load (traffic >10 Mbit) the Cisco was around 10% faster
So we have tested many configurations and the resultat is:
If your Internet connection is a T1 or 2 Mbit cable modem.
use a 486DX4-100. And if you like to add a DN-Service,
install a minimum of 32 MB better 64 MB.
On a T1 you can get a theoretical traffic of 15 GByte a day.
If you mean your traffic exceed 5-6 GByte and 50.000 Hits a
day buy a AMD K6-200 with 128 MB of Ram.
Webmistress Michelle
Oh yes, I have forgotten:
Curently I am installing a new router on a 486DX4-100 with 64 MB of
ram and 6 NIC's
1) CyberCaf� with 20 Workstations (WinNT, Mac, Linux)
2) Public Net 19 dedicated server (3 of them running
virtual hosts)
3) Private Net 8 Workstations from Office
4) 3 Cable Modem
Our problem is, that one cable modem supports only 8 fixed IP-Addresses.
And then we can split the Servers because the speed (3x 2 MBit)
At 12:38 15.08.1999 -0700, you wrote
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MK>
MK>Does a Cisco 2506 support SSH? (last time I did an NMAP on the router at
MK>the school I am doing a bunch of linux work for, the router was running
MK>Telnet and Xwindows).
MK>
MK>The only service our firewall is running is SSH v2 (we are an educational,
MK>so ssh is free of charge). No other services running.
MK>
MK>> 2) Better reliabilty: Routers have no hard drives AFAIK or other PC
MK>> components that could unexpectedly fail. If it does acutally fail,
just unplug
MK>> it and replace it. PCs tend to need long configuration phases.
MK>
MK>Did you even take a look at the Linux router project page I posted???
MK>www.linuxrouter.org. All you need is a floppy drive. You can also get a
MK>small disk on chip (flash device), even ones that will "look" like a hard
MK>disk drive, resonably cheaply. Try write protecting (hardware) a cisco's
MK>flash ram? With a floppy just pull the tab, and the wouldbe cracker can
MK>only modify the ram disk (what lrp runs out of), you are a reboot away
MK>from a clean system.
MK>
MK>> 3) Smaller: when you have 6-7 servers in a room, you are really happy
for small
MK>> devices, and if routers are anything like switches in size, they are much
MK>> smaller than any computer.
MK>
MK>The Gateway 2K 486 I am using as a firewall (capable of 5 ports, but only
MK>using two) is aobut 4" tall, and fits on a shelf on our 19" rack. We have
MK>a KVM (keyboard, video, mouse) switch on order, so we will have a monitor
MK>on it, but for now it's a headless box. Also you could get something like
MK>the calbri servers (check the LRP mailing list archive for the URL),
MK>admitidly they are more expensive than a PC, but cheaper than a cisco.
MK>
MK>> 4) Lots of pretty lights (not sure if routers have them though):
Pretty lights
MK>> send people into trances, great for bosses :).
MK>
MK>Hook up some LEDs to the LPT port on the router, and write a script to
MK>drive them, showing load, or trafic, or something like that...
MK>
MK>> Of course, all of my arguements are probably bogus or can be worked
around.
MK>>
MK>> Keeping the flames burning,
MK>> Beau Kuiper
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