On Thu, 19 Feb 2009 09:30:16 EST, Deric Kwok said:
Hi All
Actually, what is the different hardware router VS linux router?
I'm continually amazed by the number of people who manage to conflate two entirely different issues here. There's *TWO* axes here: | PC-class hardware | routing-blade-architecture hardware -----------+-----------------------+----------------------------------- proprietary| | -----------+-----------------------+----------------------------------- open-source| | Kinda like that. A Juniper box (which is a BSD running on something that's *not* PC-class hardware) is a prime example that it's not "hardware versus linux" - it's two separate questions. 1) Is PC-class gear "good enough"? Do you have the hardware interfaces needed, and the I/O backplanes? Or is something with more oomph needed? 2) Does the software running on the box support the feature set you need?