Hello, First (to cover my self from flaming), I have googled, and googled, and googled some more on this - and most results are fron 1997-2000
--well, the routing table has changed in the past 6+ years!
Right now we have a 3640 router - it works, but it needs to go. We are upgrading to two Ethernet providers (100Mbps max from each, but we are only buying 15Mbps) - may expand to three providers...
What good is two-three providers if you don't have a good routing protocol? So, we need a router that can handle 2-3 FULL BGP-4 routes.
My boss is a bit hesitent in buying a brand new router - so he requested I take a look at some used routers. So, I see the 7206VXR, the 7507, Foundry NetIron *, and ?
The 7206VXR would need a fair NPE, like a 400 or G1 - the G1 is costly, so...
The 7507 may be "big" (heck I am okay with the 7513) - rack space is not an issue... But I am worried about how cheap they are... Also, say you have a RSP4 or two RSP4 - you can use a VIP2-50 with a RSP4, right? Or do you use VIP2-50's with a RSP2 and use VIP4-50s with RSP4s? The docs aren't 100% clear on that...
NetIron - I have heard good and bad ... a bit scared - but really any Layer-3 switch that can handle what we want is
I do not care what brand - as long as it works well and is fair priced. Juniper looks awesome! But is a bit $$$ for my boss...
I know someone may suggest Linux/OpenBSD - well, thought about it - but how they process packets is not 100% optimal...
Thank you, Scott Brown