On 04/16/2010 10:00 AM, Scott Vander Dussen wrote:
> Gotta disagree Brad- show me the price point differences between any
> Cisco and IS that are comporable - don't forget TCO for OS upgrades
> etc. Are you suggesting Cisco provides a cheaper HW upgrade solution?
>
> This is like pulling your car into the oil change station, handing the
> guy 5 qt of your own oil that you purchased for a few bucks cheaper
> and a new air filter.. Doesn't work that way- everyone needs a
>   
You need an OIL filter with the oil, not an air filter -- just had too.
> business model that's profitable.
>
> Thanks,
> ‘S
>
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>
> On Apr 16, 2010, at 8:50 AM, "Brad Belton" <b...@belwave.com> wrote:
>
>   
>> I may be wrong on this, but I doubt Cisco will void your warranty if
>> you buy
>> an expansion card (exact same as you could buy from Cisco directly)
>> and
>> install it in your Cisco router.
>>
>> I'm not suggesting Imagestream should be onboard with a user
>> installing
>> something other than what Imagestream sells directly, but if the
>> card the
>> end user installs is exactly the same....what's the problem?
>>
>> Imagestream doesn't keep record of how a product was configured
>> before it
>> was sold?  So, if there is an expansion card added Imagestream can
>> simply
>> say you need to remove that card before we can help you...not just
>> flat out
>> void the warranty on the entire product.
>>
>> Anyway...just an opinion.
>>
>> Brad
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org]
>> On
>> Behalf Of Jeff Broadwick
>> Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 8:23 AM
>> To: 'WISPA General List'
>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Imagestream (was Vyatta?)
>>
>> How so Brad?
>>
>> We sell a complete, warranted, supported product.  If you want to
>> buy the
>> pieces/parts and build your own, that's great (and I believe that
>> you do).
>> How can we warrant a product when we did not put sell all the gear
>> that went
>> in to it?  If there is a product defect, how are we supposed to know
>> if it
>> is our gear or 3rd party gear that caused it?  Believe me, there are
>> enough
>> variables in the process already.
>>
>> ImageStream provides a year warranty and a year of support
>> (including 24/7
>> emergency support) with all of our routers above the little Envoy.
>> We offer
>> free lifetime software upgrades.  We give a 31 Day Performance
>> Guarantee
>> with all of our routers.  Is it too much to ask that all gear in the
>> box
>> come from us during that period?  It's not like we charge Cisco
>> prices for
>> RAM, NICs, power supplies, etc.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Jeff
>>
>>
>> Jeff Broadwick
>> ImageStream
>> 800-813-5123 x106     (US/Can)
>> +1 574-935-8484 x106  (Int'l)
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org]
>> On
>> Behalf Of Brad Belton
>> Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 8:23 AM
>> To: 'WISPA General List'
>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Imagestream (was Vyatta?)
>>
>> Void the Imagestream warranty for putting the exact same card
>> Imagestream
>> installs is pretty chickenshit IMO.
>>
>> Sorry, you caught me at a bad time this morning...
>>
>>
>> Brad
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org]
>> On
>> Behalf Of Jeff Broadwick
>> Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 7:01 AM
>> To: 'WISPA General List'
>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Imagestream (was Vyatta?)
>>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I do not recommend this if your router is still under warranty/
>> support.
>> Adding 3rd party hardware to the box will void whatever is left.
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Jeff
>>
>>
>> Jeff Broadwick
>> ImageStream
>> 800-813-5123 x106     (US/Can)
>> +1 574-935-8484 x106  (Int'l)
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org]
>> On
>> Behalf Of Josh Luthman
>> Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 11:24 PM
>> To: WISPA General List
>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Imagestream (was Vyatta?)
>>
>> You just saved many people hundreds or thousands :)
>>
>> On 4/15/10, Travis Johnson <t...@ida.net> wrote:
>>     
>>> Yup... that's the one.
>>>
>>> Travis
>>>
>>>
>>> Josh Luthman wrote:
>>>       
>>>> Maybe this one?
>>>>
>>>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833106036
>>>>
>>>> Josh Luthman
>>>> Office: 937-552-2340
>>>> Direct: 937-552-2343
>>>> 1100 Wayne St
>>>> Suite 1337
>>>> Troy, OH 45373
>>>>
>>>> "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to
>>>> continue that counts."
>>>> --- Winston Churchill
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 11:02 PM, Tom Sharples
>>>> <tsharp...@qorvus.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>>> Thanks guys!
>>>>>  ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: Travis Johnson
>>>>> To: Tom Sharples ; WISPA General List
>>>>> Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 7:57 PM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Imagestream (was Vyatta?)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> We installed several Intel Gigabit cards in our old Imagestream and
>>>>> they worked great. They were the $40 Intel desktop cards.
>>>>>
>>>>> Travis
>>>>> Microserv
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Tom Sharples wrote:
>>>>> Just received the imagestream gateway router (vintage 2006 or so) ,
>>>>> unfortunately it's equipped with 4-port T1/E1 cards, not ethernet
>>>>> cards (sigh). Does anyone know if these will work with standard
>>>>> (e.g. 3com, intel,
>>>>> whatever) 10/100 ethernet adaptors, or do we have to use a
>>>>> proprietary card?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>> Tom S.
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "Tom DeReggi" <wirelessn...@rapiddsl.net>
>>>>> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org>
>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 12:19 PM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Vyatta?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Well, for that many NIC included, you got a steal.
>>>>> A single 4port Intel oem Gig card PCI-e costs $430 new.
>>>>>
>>>>> (Actually that is probably not true, cause its probably an older
>>>>> model that doesn't have PCI-E nic cards.)
>>>>>
>>>>> Tom DeReggi
>>>>> RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc
>>>>> IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "Tom Sharples" <tsharp...@qorvus.com>
>>>>> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org>
>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2010 2:10 AM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Vyatta?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I picked up the Gateway model, equipped with nine 4-port ethernet
>>>>> expansion boards, for $625 on Ebay. Seems like a good deal altho I
>>>>> don't know what this model costs new with the added ports. Way more
>>>>> than we really need.
>>>>> I'm
>>>>> looking forward to trying it out tho.
>>>>>
>>>>> Tom S.
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "Josh Luthman" <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com>
>>>>> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org>
>>>>> Sent: Monday, April 05, 2010 9:57 PM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Vyatta?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Call support and they can fix your ImageStream issues.  Need to
>>>>> push
>>>>> a little bit and use the phone.  To this day I've not had a
>>>>> response
>>>>> to my emails without a phone call.
>>>>>
>>>>> On 4/6/10, Scott Lambert <lamb...@lambertfam.org> wrote:
>>>>> On Mon, Apr 05, 2010 at 11:37:54PM -0400, Josh Luthman wrote:
>>>>>   I really think you'll love ImageStream...
>>>>>     I don't mind the three living ImageStream TransPort routers we
>>>>> inherited.  Once I changed the editor to default to vi, I was
>>>>> pretty
>>>>> happy.
>>>>>
>>>>> I am not much of a fan of the interface configuration, though it is
>>>>> currently more flexible and transparent than pfSense for multiple
>>>>> subnets on the same interface.  The shellcmd plugin lets me have a
>>>>> GUI to get around the current inadaquacy of the interface
>>>>> configuration GUI of pfSense 1.2.3.
>>>>>
>>>>> I do find that I will make a change to the default route on the
>>>>> Interface Configuration file; it will reload sand; and I will have
>>>>> to go to bash and route delete default, route add default gateway
>>>>> newip manually.  Or, I will put a new subnet on an interface and
>>>>> can't get OSPFd to talk on that interface until I reboot the box.
>>>>>
>>>>> Just stopping and starting OSPFd didn't work.  I don't know if that
>>>>> is an indication that I have bad hardware or what.  Using suspect
>>>>> gear for your first experience with a platform is probably not the
>>>>> best situation for figuring out what is what.  The other 4
>>>>> inherited
>>>>> TransPorts all have one or more blown ethernet ports so I haven't
>>>>> been able to use them.  I can't point to anything on the other
>>>>> three
>>>>> that screams "I'm busted."
>>>>>
>>>>> Having to reboot is really annoying.  Having to use the shell to
>>>>> manually apply desired configuration changes, annoying, but at
>>>>> least
>>>>> they give me the tools to do it. :-) I like flexibility.
>>>>>
>>>>> The biggest problem I have with going whole hog for the
>>>>> ImageStreams
>>>>> is, it would take me much longer to train guys to run the
>>>>> ImageStreams than it will take to train them to run pfSense.  The
>>>>> secondary problem is cost :
>>>>>
>>>>> pfSense on Alix:          $204         3 eth
>>>>> pfSense on soekris:       $275-350     4 eth
>>>>>
>>>>> ImageStream on TransPort: $900 new     4 eth
>>>>>                         $600 e-bay.  3 eth
>>>>>
>>>>> We only do about 20 to 30 Mbps where I will have these deployed.
>>>>> More horsepower would be wasted.  The BGP running pfSense box is a
>>>>> bit beefier than the Alix boxes, but didn't quite cost as much as a
>>>>> new TransPort.
>>>>>
>>>>>   On Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 11:34 PM, Scott Lambert
>>>>> <lamb...@lambertfam.org>wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>     On Mon, Apr 05, 2010 at 07:52:41PM -0400, Glenn Kelley wrote:
>>>>>       Scott
>>>>>
>>>>> One limitation currently with BGP is you cannot have more than 1
>>>>> peer.
>>>>> I am awaiting that fix myself.
>>>>>         In the GUI anyway.
>>>>>
>>>>> 1. mount -u -w /
>>>>>
>>>>> 2. vi config file
>>>>>
>>>>> 3. Don't change the config in the gui again until it gets updated
>>>>> to
>>>>> handle more peers.
>>>>>
>>>>> That's why I love pfSense, if the GUI doesn't support it, I can
>>>>> still make it work.
>>>>>
>>>>> I only need one peer for now.  The only reason it needs to speak
>>>>> BGP
>>>>> is so I can announce a subset of our ARIN space to the transit
>>>>> provider.
>>>>>
>>>>> I've been tempted to just pkg_add quagga.  But my long term goal is
>>>>> to not be the only guy here who can manage the network.
>>>>>
>>>>>       I love PFSENSE -  Chris has done an awesome job on that
>>>>> project.
>>>>>         Durn tootin'.  Chris and that other Scott, and Ermal
>>>>> and . . .
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Scott Lambert                    KC5MLE                       Unix
>>>>> SysAdmin
>>>>> lamb...@lambertfam.org
>>>>>
>>>>>
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