[LARTC] Is Linux based Router feasible

[Jeff Green]

Hi Sudheer,


		In general the answer is yes - but your situation m=
ay be
different and it depends what you want your "router" to do (YMMV).=


You need to be prepared to produce a custom kernel / boot image and
=
Use the appropriate h/w, etc, for equivalent "uptime".

This question h=
as been asked frequently in the Zebra and Quagga lists.

I suggest you =
consult the list archives for h/w and config

http://www.quagga.net

=
http://www.zebra.org


					Regards,


-----Original Message-----
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From: lartc-admin@mailman.ds9a.nl [mailto:lartc-admin@mailman.ds9a.nl]
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n Behalf Of Sudheer Divakaran
Sent: 08 July 2004 12:30
To: lartc@mailma=
n.ds9a.nl
Subject: [LARTC] Is Linux based Router feasible

Hi,

I've=
 a local LAN consisting of about 150 machines.  I'm using a Linux
machin=
e as the gateway machine which inturn connects to two different
ISPs.  M=
y question is can a Linux based machine match the performance of
a hardw=
are based routers provided by Cisco,... OR is my decision to go
for a Li=
nux based solution is a wrong one?.

Is there so much difference betwee=
n 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 de=
cision to go for a
Linux based solution is a wrong one and it can never =
match the
performance of Routers provided by Cisco.

Thanks
Sudheer
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