Help in selecting router please

[Nicole]

On 03-Oct-06 My Homeland Security "observers" reported that Cat Okita said:
> On Mon, 2 Oct 2006, Nicole wrote:
>> The bgp would simply be to balance two connections from the same providor.
> 
> ... so a private ASN, and two separate circuits...
> 
>> Sadly not an option for them since we are connected to their main router to
>> get that level of bandwidth.
> 
> Will you have both circuits off their main router?

 Yes. If possible off seperate routers at least, I hope.

>> So far I have been given a quote for either a cisco 6504-E or a foundry
>> fastiron super-x. Both at about 25K.
> 
> I'd probably buy the Cisco - I've seen far too many unique 'features' out
> of Foundry[0].

 Thanks for the advice. I have never used any foundry gear. I do seem to
recall their service policies sucking more than most when I looked at their
switches. 
 
 
 Just to through it out there, the ISP uses Juniper.
  

  Nicole


 
> cheers!
> [0] ... and I say this having run into plenty of 'features' from Cisco...
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> "A cat spends her life conflicted between a deep, passionate and profound
> desire for fish and an equally deep, passionate and profound desire to
> avoid getting wet.  This is the defining metaphor of my life right now."

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