Date: Mon, 5 Apr 1999 17:59:18 +1000 (EST) From: Rowan Crowe <rowan@sensation.net.au> To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: freebsd used in routers? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.01.9904051740390.23899-100000@velvet.sensation.net.au>
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Hi all, Sorry that this is a fairly general question, but I am trying to get some real-world support for a proposal to build up an IP network from scratch using FreeBSD as the core - both for routing and server functions. (Using more than one machine, of course!) The routers will have no moving media (boot from network or flash drive). My questions are: How many of you are using FreeBSD PCs as reasonably high end routers (say 512kbit/sec+)? What made you choose this solution and what problems did you face? What sort of hardware are you using? If you are using an embedded router like a Cisco instead, did you ever consider a FreeBSD solution? If so, what made you choose the Cisco? How do you think the "closed system" of commercial embedded routers compares with an open source system like FreeBSD/pppd/ipfw/gated? Thanks for any responses. Cheers. -- Rowan Crowe Sensation Internet Services, Melbourne Aust fidonet: 3:635/728 +61-3-9388-9260 http://www.rowan.sensation.net.au/ http://www.sensation.net.au/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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