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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: Zebra/linux device production networking?
On Tue, Jun 06, 2006 at 02:42:36PM -0700, Nick Burke <[email protected]> wrote a message of 39 lines which said: > How many of you have actually use(d) Zebra/Linux as a routing device IMHO, the question is not perfectly phrased. You actually have several issues: * use a regular PC instead of big and expensive iron, * use Linux instead of FreeBSD or IOS or JunOS, * use Zebra instead of Quagga or Xorp. These questions are partly independent and should be addressed as such. For instance, Quagga + a free Unix can run on dedicated boxes like the Soekris, who have different characteristics than a regular PC (no moving parts, for instance). One last advice: be very careful when you read claims like "it may seem appealing to suits with no networking knowledge": many people never tried what they criticize, they just do not want their CEO to discover that the expensive network could have been done for much less. [I installed, in a former job, Debian + Linux + Zebra on PCs and they route fine.]
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