[c-nsp] Lowest cost Internet access router

[Jay Hennigan]

Toomey, Brian wrote:
> Can the Cisco 2851 with 256MB handle a full Internet routing table and
> be our backup connection to our 2nd provider?   I believe it's fast
> enough to do 10 - 20 Mbs throughput which is fine for us.

256 MB is cutting it *very* close for a full feed and will almost 
certainly be insufficient soon if it is not already.  The chassis should 
have the horsepower but I'd go with a minimum of 512 RAM or max it out 
at a gig.

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