[c-nsp] Router/switch suggestions James

[Alex Rubenstein]

On Fri, 27 Aug 2004 sthaug at nethelp.no wrote:

> > On 6500 you could use your old 72xx/75xx interfaces (in case you have
> > got one) with Flexwan module, which is much cheaper than OSM.
>
> Absolutely - but that negates some of the DDoS resistance that you get
> from the hardware forwarding/ACLs of the 6500, since a FlexWAN is
> basically a VIP in disguise.

Well, a souped-up VIP in disguise. Recall, that each side of the Flexwan
(each card slot) is essentially a VIP4-80.


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