[c-nsp] Recommendation for small GBit router

Andrew Miehs andrew at 2sheds.de
Sun Dec 18 15:26:37 EST 2011


On 18/12/2011, at 2:28 PM, Mark Tinka wrote:

>> I still remember a friend of mine buying 4x 7500s filled
>> with VIPs and ?Supervisors?… Every card, and even the
>> chassis all had problems! But it was not that the cards
>> didn't work - they booted, came on line, and then
>> crashed after 2 days, etc. He spent 6 months debugging
>> the issues with these boxes due to that and EVERY single
>> piece needed replacing. Needless to say, it ended up
>> costing the company more than it would have to buy new.
> 
> I don't think it would be fair to compare the 7500 to the 
> 7200. They may share port adapters, but that's about it.

Hi Mark,

this wasn't meant a s speed comparison, but rather what can go wrong if you buy second hand without service.

Andrew


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