You can squeeze by with 512MB, but 1GB of ram would be better. A 7204VXR with 1GB of ram will work fine. You can also squeeze by with a 2951 ---- Matthew Huff | One Manhattanville Rd OTA Management LLC | Purchase, NY 10577 http://www.ox.com | Phone: 914-460-4039 aim: matthewbhuff | Fax: 914-460-4139
> -----Original Message----- > From: James Smallacombe [mailto:u...@3.am] > Sent: Thursday, February 11, 2010 1:53 PM > To: nanog@nanog.org > Subject: Latest Cisco for small dual homed ASN > > > I have a customer that is looking at using BGP for their network; one > connection over a few bonded T1s, the other over a Comcast Enterprise > connection (which supposedly will do BGP now). > > When I was dual homed a few years ago, a 7204VXR with 256MB was more than > adequate. With routing tables growing the way they are, what's a good > Cisco based solution on the lower end of the price spectrum that should > handle this fine for a few years? > > Somebody else is suggesting a Vyatta (Linux based) solution, which makes > me a little nervous. Then again, Linux has improved dramatically from a > security and stability P.O.V, so maybe it's worth a look if there's no > hard drive involved. > > TIA, > > James Smallacombe PlantageNet, Inc. CEO and Janitor > u...@3.am http://3.am > =========================================================================
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