Re: BGP4 using FreeBSD

From: Roman Volf (volfman_at_keystreams.com)
Date: 01/25/04

  • Next message: Kurt Jaeger: "Re: BGP4 using FreeBSD" 
    Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2004 18:27:37 -0800
To: glebius@cell.sick.ru

    Kurt Jaeger wrote:

    >Hi!
    >
    >
    >
    >>When building your router be sure not to use hard drives, but get an
    >>IDE-to-CF adapter and use CompactFlash cards. Less moving parts = better
    >>when you're talking about a router.
    >>
    >>
    >
    >We have and had SCSI disks in our freebsd based core routers
    >(core.LF.net, core3.LF.net, core.oberon.net) since 1996.
    >
    >Disks were never the relevant topic. Basically, those systems
    >just worked. Yes, they need a little hand-holding, but not because
    >of the disks.
    >
    >
    >
    Well that may be, but why risk having a hard drive go out? Flash memory
    most definatley outlasts traditional hard drives. And if its just doing
    routing, a 256 MB flash card is more than enough to do everything you need.

    As for the adapters, you don't need any drivers or anything. Here is one
    company that makes them:
    http://www.acscontrol.com/Index_ACS.asp?Page=/Pages/Products/CompactFlash/IDE_To_CF_Adapter.htm

    FreeBSD will just see the flash card as an IDE drive. I haven't used
    these myself though, so I can't vouch for their stability. Search around
    on google for people that use them in production. 

    -- 
Roman Volf
Keystreams Internet Solutions
(619) 572-2062
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