On 7/29/05, David Barak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > --- John Forrister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Indeed - Cisco's hardware, especially the older, > > smaller boxes, tended > > to be really solid once you got them running. I was > > just pondering a > > few minutes ago on how many 2500's I configured & > > installed in 1996 & 1997 > > are still running today, on code that's no longer > > supported by > > Cisco, and which are incapable of taking enough > > flash to load a newer image. > > As a definite example, A client of mine has a 1601 > sitting on the end of a T1 running 11.3... They're > not interested in spending any money on an upgrade, as > the box is doing exactly what they want: running RIP > internally, and taking Ethernet-in and Serial-out.
As a counter-point, many thousands of routers were needlessly upgraded because of Y2K, edge to core. Its not about reality, its about perception. -Scott > > -David > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com >