It looks as if the 2650/2651 might just be the answer to some people's prayers for a lower end router that's capable of handling several full views of the BGP tables without springing for a 3640 or a 3660. The 265x models have one or two fast ether interfaces, and are designated "high performance", which I suppose means a better processor than the regular 2600s. They take up to 128 meg of dram, vs the 64 meg cap on the 2600s and the 3620. Cheaper base price than the cost of a 3640 even before factoring in the cost of an NM for LAN connectivity that's needed for the 3600. If you get the 2651, you have that second 10/100 ether, which could be used for a DMZ subnet for public-access machines. 128 meg of dram should be enough for 3-4 views of a 90k prefix BGP table, and the processor ought to be up to the task. Thoughts on this? Granted, with a lower end router, you lose out on some of the high-availability features of a 3660 or better, such as OIR and redundant power supplies, but RPS options also exist for the 2600. Does anyone know how the 3600 processors stack up against the 265x processor? For the majority of us who would purchase an ethernet interface for a 3620 anyway, it seems like there's little reason to look at the 3620 anymore at all. Ben -- Ben Hockenhull [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________ FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
