[ale] 486's as routers?

[cfowler]

Some business think that if it isn't expensive it is no good. Tell them
you got a router that is faster and more reliable than a Cisco and
charge big bucks for it.  


On Tue, 2002-06-18 at 13:05, Bao C. Ha wrote:
> 
> > whats the benifits besides cost to using linux on a 486 as a router?
> 
> It is faster than most of your "standard" routers on the market, including
> the Cisco 2501/17xx series, or those thingy Linksys gateways. It has more
> memory, ...
> 
> > whats the negatives?
> 
> Noisy like hell!  Looks like a tank!  Built like a tank!  And drinks more
> "juices" than three standard 60-watt light bulbs!
> 
> > im curious mostly but, i was wondering in case i ever wanted 
> > to implement
> > them in a buisness setting.
> 
> In a business setting???
> 
> Bao
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