[LARTC] Is Linux based Router feasible

[Catalin BOIE]

> I've a local LAN consisting of about 150 machines.  I'm using a Linux machine 
> as the gateway machine which inturn connects to two different ISPs.  My 
> question is can a Linux based machine match the performance of a hardware 
> based routers provided by Cisco,... OR is my decision to go for a Linux based 
> solution is a wrong one?.
>
> Is there so much difference between these two solutions?
>
> Can I achieve the same performance using a high end PC and Linux?
>
> I'm asking this because one guy told me that my decision to go for a Linux 
> based solution is a wrong one and it can never match the performance of 
> Routers provided by Cisco.

Go with Linux.
You can always come here and ask a question.

>
> Thanks
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