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We currently use a 7204-G1 for 200mbps~ network (and a 7204-G2 for
LNS with 140mbps~ network) and they seem to hold quite well. If you
are set in Cisco kit, they are pretty good for the price point in my
personal opinion.<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Thanks again guys for all the feedback both off and
on list. The information is great - please keep it coming!<br>
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I've gotten some details about the Cisco 7200G2s - any thoughts
on these? Looks like I can get them for a song and a few people
have recommended them to me. They seem to suit my needs pretty
well!<br>
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Cheers :)</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 5:30 PM, Andrew
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<div dir="ltr">Hey guys,<br>
<br>
Wow, thanks for all the replies - both on and off list.
There's some fantastic ones here and some great
information.<br>
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To answer some of the questions:<br>
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My budget is somewhere in the $5-15k range. I can go
higher, but I'm not super comfortable doing so unless
there's a good ROI reason to do so. Obviously bang for
buck is important, as I'm not a huge business.<br>
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In house support is a good point. I do have a CCNA and
have a reasonable network topology and interconnectivity
understanding - I'd imagine anything (as long as it has
documentation) I can learn and support over time.<br>
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Throughput is only about 150mbit bursing to 200mbit
currently, but expansion is definitely planned and future
proofing is wanted.<br>
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I'm not sure about picking how many interfaces I need. I
guess a couple for upstream, a couple for future
upstreams, and maybe 4-6 for back into the network (for
future proofing, I have 2 internal core routers
currently).<br>
<br>
There's been a few suggestions of a physical Linux box or
Linux VM. What would be the advantages/disadvantages of
this compared to routing hardware?<br>
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Thanks guys, I really appreciate the great responses!<span
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Andrew</font></span></div>
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<div class="im">On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 4:46 PM, Andrew
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<div dir="ltr">Hey guys,<br>
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I've recently set up my own AS and I'm looking
at broadcasting my own BGP. I'm wanting to find
some decent hardware at a reasonable price to do
so.<br>
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The same router will also run my servers (about
50 VMs/3 physical boxes) and have to deal with
multiple upstream providers (two currently, but
more to come at my DC).<br>
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I also want something that can hold a big BGP
routing table.<br>
<br>
When I was first getting into networking, Cisco
was "the big thing". Now I look at the market
and Junipers seem really common for the cheaper
end of the market. I've seen Brocades too - I
think they may be out of my price range, but I'm
not sure if they're worth the money or if
there's a huge benefit.<br>
<br>
I've been tossing up over a few Huawei models
which are really, really cheap!<br>
<br>
I don't know a ton about the hardware side of
things and I'm sure there are others on the list
with a similar level of knowledge to me. I'm
happy for any vendor contacts, and I'm sure
replies on list would be appreciated for other
people to learn about this too!<br>
<br>
Thanks guys!<span><font color="#888888"><br>
<br>
Andrew</font></span></div>
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