That might be my next step. Interesting though - a couple years ago, I originally had a high end PC (for it's time - Athon 64 Dual-core X2 4200+ with 4GB of memory) running RouterOS. Swapped it out for a RB450G and in my opinion, the little 450G kicked the PC's butt. So now I'm skeptical.
On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 11:35 PM, Jon Auer <[email protected]> wrote: > We've built Supermicro 1U Atom boxes for under $600 to use as DNS servers. > That was with 2x 2.5 inch hard drives. > You'd probably run RouterOS off of a USB stick instead. > That would save you around $120. > > Not much of a point to the RB1000 when a 1U Atom box is cheaper and > can run rings around it in throughput. > > On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 10:31 PM, RickG <[email protected]> wrote: > > I love mine but only pushin 20Mbps peak. Then again it was only $700. How > > much can you build the Atom unit for? > > > > On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 11:25 PM, Travis Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> The RB1000 is not much of a router when under load. You can build a 1u > >> ATOM based system for less money that has 4x the horsepower. > >> > >> Travis > >> Microserv > >> > >> > >> On 9/8/2010 9:20 PM, Faisal Imtiaz wrote: > >> > So here is a nice ref. document from Cisco, pps rating on their > >> > routers... > >> > Take a look at the PPS rating and the Max Mbps, (you still have to > >> > consider Memory etc etc.). > >> > > >> > > >> > > http://www.cisco.com/web/partners/downloads/765/tools/quickreference/routerperformance.pdf > >> > > >> > I am not aware of a similar document from Juniper, however one there > >> > product brochure they do list pps performance number. Keep in mind > they > >> > do packet handling very different from CISCO, as such are able to > handle > >> > traffic better. > >> > > >> > Using Google, some sites show RB1000 is capable of doing 199,000 pps > >> > with Connect track off... check the Cisco Chart... that is about > 100Mbps > >> > of traffic. > >> > > >> > I cannot find the PPS rating on RB1100... so if you know would love to > >> > compare... > >> > > >> > Also, I would like to ask Dennis to let us know if he has any > comparison > >> > of what the PowerRouters can handle... > >> > > >> > Regards. > >> > > >> > > >> > Faisal Imtiaz > >> > Snappy Internet& Telecom > >> > > >> > > >> > On 9/8/2010 9:56 PM, Francois Menard wrote: > >> >> Even RB1100 ? > >> >> > >> >> That would be my choice. 399$ for 13 GigE ports... > >> >> > >> >> F. > >> >> > >> >> On 2010-09-08, at 8:53 PM, Faisal Imtiaz wrote: > >> >> > >> >>> Non of the sub $1000 appliances will cut the mustard at 300-500meg > of > >> >>> traffic... 100meg no problem. > >> >>> > >> >>> Faisal Imtiaz > >> >>> Snappy Internet& Telecom > >> >>> > >> >>> On 9/8/2010 8:44 PM, Glenn Kelley wrote: > >> >>>> vyatta has a $799 routing appliance that will work - > >> >>>> pfsense - on hardware will do it for free - (what an amazing price) > >> >>>> > >> >>>> :-) > >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >> >>>> On Sep 8, 2010, at 7:40 PM, Faisal Imtiaz wrote: > >> >>>> > >> >>>>> Welcome to the Mid-range of traffic handling... > >> >>>>> > >> >>>>> There is nothing on the market place that is affordable that will > do > >> >>>>> what you are looking for. > >> >>>>> > >> >>>>> Best thing you can do is deploy two devices.. a Gig Switch, pick > >> >>>>> your > >> >>>>> favorite vendor... and a Core Router for BGP > >> >>>>> > >> >>>>> For Core Router in the Cisco world you are looking at something > with > >> >>>>> a > >> >>>>> G1 or G2 engine ... (7206vxr or small 7301) range $5k to 10K on > the > >> >>>>> used > >> >>>>> market place. > >> >>>>> > >> >>>>> In Juniper Land... M10i or an M20 (if you like redundancy...) cost > >> >>>>> on > >> >>>>> the secondary markets about $8 to $10k > >> >>>>> > >> >>>>> You could use a Mikrotik Power Router.. cost $ 2500 to $5000 > >> >>>>> > >> >>>>> Only the Cisco 7301 and Mikrotik are small and consume little > >> >>>>> power... > >> >>>>> Everything else is big and consumes power. > >> >>>>> > >> >>>>> Most common, cost efficient network design would be to use GigE > >> >>>>> Switches > >> >>>>> in a ring or your favorite network topology, with one or two > Routers > >> >>>>> located at DataCenters or NOC... > >> >>>>> > >> >>>>> > >> >>>>> If you find some other solution, that can do what you are looking > >> >>>>> for, > >> >>>>> please share it with us, cause we have been looking too... what I > am > >> >>>>> sharing above with you is what we have found so far. > >> >>>>> > >> >>>>> Regards. > >> >>>>> > >> >>>>> Faisal Imtiaz > >> >>>>> Snappy Internet& Telecom > >> >>>>> > >> >>>>> > >> >>>>> On 9/8/2010 7:16 PM, Jon Auer wrote: > >> >>>>>> Needing full BGP routes takes you out of the realm of cheap Layer > 3 > >> >>>>>> switches... > >> >>>>>> You need to worry about TCAM (hardware route memory) in addition > to > >> >>>>>> RAM on Layer 3 switches and apart from decked out Cisco 6500s or > >> >>>>>> greater you aren't going to find that. > >> >>>>>> > >> >>>>>> The Juniper MX80 should work. It is 2U and can have 48 GigE > ports. > >> >>>>>> You > >> >>>>>> should be able to get it for $30-50K. > >> >>>>>> > >> >>>>>> Alternatively you could try a multihop BGP setup like Cogent has > >> >>>>>> been > >> >>>>>> known to do. > >> >>>>>> Setup one BGP session between the customer and your Layer 3 > switch > >> >>>>>> at > >> >>>>>> the tower. This carriers a route for your border router/route > >> >>>>>> reflector to the customer and vice versa. > >> >>>>>> Then setup a BGP session between the customer and your border > >> >>>>>> router/route reflector. > >> >>>>>> > >> >>>>>> Or you could drag MPLS into it but 2 simple BGP sessions seems > like > >> >>>>>> the most straightforward solution to me. > >> >>>>>> > >> >>>>>> On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 4:31 PM, Matt > >> >>>>>> > >> >>>>>> Jenkins<[email protected]<mailto: > [email protected]>> > >> >>>>>> wrote: > >> >>>>>>> I am trying to find a Layer 3 switch that has 24 or 48 1000 > base-T > >> >>>>>>> ports > >> >>>>>>> with enough RAM to handle Full BGP Internet Routes. Anyone have > >> >>>>>>> any > >> >>>>>>> suggestions? > >> >>>>>>> > >> >>>>>>> For those who wonder why.... I am upgrading all of my backhauls > to > >> >>>>>>> support ~300mbps. 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