Hi! Two years ago I had the same doubt and evaluated some options. I finally decided to go for a small cisco router for the following reasons: - At that time the linux kernel didn't do traffic shaping - WAN boards were expensive and did'n have direct support in my country (Portugal) - Cisco hardware is probably more reliable than a PC with one board in it (I confirmed this since we still use Linux for the internal router and firewall all along with the cisco router for the Internet connection - PC's do fail a lot and the cisco router never failed)
What we lost with this decision was: - Traffic logging and statistics - Efficient line monitoring - Free software upgrades If you are serious about this connection, spend a little bit more and buy a dedicated router or be prepared to switch PC's very fast when the the CPU hangs, the RAM fails or motherboard burns. Hope this helps! Fernando ----- Original Message ----- From: Mario Olimpio de Menezes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Debian User List <debian-user@lists.debian.org> Sent: Friday, June 30, 2000 4:04 PM Subject: linux + wan (frame relay) > > Hi, > > I would like to know if Linux (Debian/GNU) can work with wan > protocols, especifically frame-relay? > That's, if I buy a wan card, can I route with Linux? Should I > expect some troubles? Some limitation? Can I "safely" substitute a Cisco > router with a linux+wan card? > Any kind of info is welcome; better if it's quick! :-)) > Thanks, > > []s > Mario O.de Menezes "Many are the plans in a man's heart, but > IPEN-CNEN/SP is the Lord's purpose that prevails" > http://curiango.ipen.br/~mario Prov. 19.21 > http://www.revistalinux.com.br > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > >