I guess you are right, it's not fair to compare an Olive to a 2500
series router... but the point was to show that a PC running a unix
kernel (e.g. Olive) was capable of being a "real router".
Russ Kreigh wrote:
>
> Well of course a 4700 (or equivalent) will handle more traffic than a
> 2501!!!
>
> Thanks kinda not a fair comparison don't you think.....
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "anthony kim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Mark Nguyen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 2:10 PM
> Subject: Re: alternative to Cisco routers
>
> >
> > --- Mark Nguyen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >
> > > On a related note, in my home lab I have 25xx's and Olives (PC with
> > > JunOS, based on a unix kernel). I can easily bring the 25xx's to
> > > its
> > > knees while not even breaking a sweat on the Olives. I heard
> > > rumors
> > > that Olives are equivalent to 4700's, but I have not confirmed that
> > > in
> > > testing.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Mark Nguyen
> > > Juniper Networks
> > > Senior Network Engineer
> > > Eastern Region IT/POC
> >
> > Mark
> >
> > Pardon my Juniper ignorance. What is an Olive and how much do they
> > cost?
> >
>
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