[F10-nsp] Thoughts on Force10??

[Brendan Mannella]

Thanks for the info.

Although comparing the 2 price wise, they are only a few thousand difference, so why not go for it.
Regards,

Brendan Mannella
TeraSwitch Networks Inc.

-----Original Message-----
From: Adam Waite <awaite at pandora.com>

Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:13:47 
To:Brendan Mannella <bmannella at teraswitch.com>
Cc:force10-nsp at puck.nether.net
Subject: Re: [F10-nsp] Thoughts on Force10??


As Jo alluded to, if you don't need IPv6 support, you can change the cam 
profile to disable it (and gain more IPv4 routes in the 
process)...you'll only need to spend the extra money on the dual CAM 
cards if you need both IPv4 and v6.

Adam Waite
Pandora Media, Inc.

Brendan Mannella wrote:
> This was exactly my initial concern. I read on their website that 
> their default CAM profile allowed for 256k routes. But what happens 
> when full routes reach 320k? So i guess it makes sense to gear their 
> dual CAM cards since it allows for larger limits.
>
> Brendan Mannella
> TeraSwitch Networks Inc.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jo Rhett" <jrhett at svcolo.com>
> To: "Brendan Mannella" <bmannella at teraswitch.com>
> Cc: force10-nsp at puck.nether.net
> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 4:49:05 PM (GMT-0500) America/New_York
> Subject: Re: [F10-nsp] Thoughts on Force10??
>
> We have several E300s in exactly the same environment but with more
> transit providers.  We've been very happy with them.
>
> You *must* get v7 software, as the v6 code isn't suitable for BGP
> peering.  You should use the 320k CAM profile.
>
> If you want IPv6, you'll need to get the dual-CAM cards.
>
> Brendan Mannella wrote:
> > I am looking to consolidate my 2 juniper m7i's and Foundry BigIron 
> 4000's into a E300 and was hoping to hear what users thought of thei r 
> equipment, in particular their E series. I would be using it to 
> connect my 3 transit providers speaking BGP and accepting full routes 
> as well as it acting as the gateway router for all of my customer VLANs.
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> >
> >
> > Brendan Mannella
> >
> > TeraSwitch Networks
> >
> >
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