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RE: GSR, 7600, Juniper M?, oh my!

  • From: Michel Py
  • Date: Tue Jan 06 23:11:57 2004 
> Richard A Steenbergen wrote:
> I already have a very nice empty M160
> chassis for a chair at the colo,

I don't like it for a chair, too high (29"); A 7500 is a lot better for
that use. It's really nice as a heater too, particularly a dual AC
loaded with legacy blades. Other possible uses for a 7500 include a
temperature sensor
(http://arneill-py.sacramento.ca.us/mrtg/router-temp.html).


My views on the original question:

Cisco vs. Juniper: Whatever some people might say, everyone that uses
both will tell you that the real picture is not Cisco=100% crap and
Juniper=100% perfect :-) Besides, if you're a Cisco shop it's hard to
find sound arguments to have only one or two Junipers (common business
sense: twice the training, each one rejecting responsibility on the
other, more difficult to find JunOs experts than IOS experts, etc...). 

7600 vs. GSR: These are not the same boxes. There is stuff that the 7600
won't do, but there's also stuff that the GSR won't do in terms of
aggregating a bunch of disparate links together.

Michel.