On Jul 15, 2010, at 10:23 PM, Joe Greco wrote: > For example, for a provider whose entire upstream capacity is 1Gbps, I have a > hard time seeing how a Linux- or FreeBSD-based box could credibly be claimed > not to be a suitable edge router.
Because it can and will be whacked quite easily by anyone who packets it, either deliberately or inadvertently. I've seen too many software-based routers fall over with far, far less traffic than 1gb/sec to think otherwise. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Roland Dobbins <rdobb...@arbor.net> // <http://www.arbornetworks.com> Injustice is relatively easy to bear; what stings is justice. -- H.L. Mencken
