Re: Make a linux Switch
- To: vasil@eos.dobrich.net
- Cc: Russell Coker <russell@coker.com.au>, Brendon Baumgartner <brendon@brendon.com>, debian-isp@lists.debian.org, recipient list not shown: ;
- Subject: Re: Make a linux Switch
- From: Marcin Owsiany <porridge@pandora.info.bielsko.pl>
- Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 18:24:23 +0100
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On Thu, Nov 18, 1999 at 06:27:56PM +0200, vasil@eos.dobrich.net wrote:
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> Ok,I've watched the discussion and I'm wondering - WHY the heck do you
> need to use a PC for a switch?I can name a few reasons why not do that:
> 1) Every switch will have less downtime than the linux machine(PC takes
> about a minute to boot,the sitch starts in about 2-3 seconds)
> 2) The switchs are MADE to do this job,linux isn't....
> 3) There isn't that big difference in the prices of both
the reason is obvious, i guess:
there are often spare old boxen and rarely spare money and Linux is free :)
regards,
Marcin
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