[nsp] Throughput of 100 Mbps

[sthaug at nethelp.no]

> I was hoping to get away with (floating) static routes; but now I realise
> that due to these converters, the line protocol might stay up on the FE
> interface when the link is down (keepalives being answered by the
> converter). So I might need OSPF - or even RIP.
> 
> Is OSPF/RIP supported by the 3550, Linux/FreeBSD box or other solutions that
> have been suggested?

3550 with SMI supports static routes and RIP2. For OSPF you need the EMI
version (same hardware, different/more expensive software). Upgrade from
SMI to EMI is simply a case of upgradring to a different software version.

Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug at nethelp.no