[geeks] bye bye Cisco...

Nick B. nick at pelagiris.org
Sun May 28 10:33:10 CDT 2006


Err.  
http://cgi.ebay.com/CISCO-CATALYST-4000-C4000-M_W0QQitemZ9732217629QQcategoryZ51257QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
So why are you comparing a box worth ~9$ to a box worth ~50$?  Did I miss some
detail?  Sure, it cost alot when it was new, but it EOS'd in '98!
	Nick
On Sun, May 28, 2006 at 01:09:29AM -0400, Patrick Giagnocavo wrote:
> On Sat, 2006-05-27 at 23:09, Sridhar Ayengar wrote:
> > The 4000 isn't worth much anymore.
> 
> Worth even less when you find out it doesn't have proper Ethernet.  
> 
> And then less, when you find out that a used, $50 2U box can completely
> shred it if all you need is Ethernet-based routing and filtering...
> though if you want serial support, it is still cheaper to buy Cisco than
> the $300+ T1 cards .
> 
> --Patrick
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