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  From: Jason Tan <jason@rebel.rebel.net.au>
  To  : Mark Newton <newton@atdot.dotat.org>
  Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2000 11:47:12 +1030 (CST)

Re: "Host based" routers and BGP

> 
> Mark's advice is quite valid, before you even consider talking to
> experienced LRP people. What type of network traffic will you be looking
> atrouting. What is the required up-time or required level of service?
> Is running a 'potentially inferior PC' as a router a significant risk?
> How much time do you have to fiddle with the system? Do other people have
> to be skilled in its use (eg: Cisco technicians can operate almost every
> other Cisco router, and finding a technician would be easier)?
> 

We have considered all of this.

I actually want ot talk to a perosn preferbly local, about their real
experiences.

The fact that no one has yet said talk to "fred" make  me think that my
intial suspicions are correct adn that no one actually does run a
multihomed bgp based border router on a host based box.

In fact for me it is a no brainer no nquesiton.
But otehr people in my organisaiton thisnk it can and should eb done on a
host based machine adn the only differnece is cost.

I don't beleive this to be true but wnat ot be as fair as possibel thus
woudl iek to hear fomr peopel who are using the host absed soltuionnin a
scenario simliar to ours.

jason

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