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Old August 28th 07, 09:59 PM posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.compaq.servers
Rick F
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On Aug 28, 1:46 pm, (Heimo Hetl) wrote:
Rick F wrote:
Anyway, I was looking for a good rock-solid gigabit
switch and rock-solid router.. I'm hoping to find a router that
can take the output from the gigabit switch and keep it all
at gigabit speeds.


I just deployed a GBit Procurve - was one of the cheapest on the market.
And to get back on topic: At work I have two DL360G2 working as routers.
I rolled my own FreeBSD setup, but there are plenty of ready-made router
packages available, both commercial and free. The DL360 has onboard dual
GBit nics, so it perfectly suits your requirements.


Thanks Heimo!

I've currently got an older Proliant 6400 that I'd like to use for a
router
replacement, but I've got it in use as my main server doing everything
from email to database hosting, etc. I'd prefer not to have my
mainline
machine also as my firewall/router to ensure that IF something were to
compromise the machine, they wouldn't be able to wipe the disks clean
nearly as easily.. Anyway, I had pondered that before and may revisit
it if nothing else pans out.