Lots of types interfaces? EIGRP? Things that Linux/PC does have is Hard drives that fail, etc; I guess you could do a flash thing, though. Other protocols, like IPX, Dec, ATalk, etc are not going to happen. Also, for a long time, Linux had a hard time with lots or routes. If you are going to use a PC as a router, use an Unix that has real net code, like xBSD. On Wed, 28 Oct 1998, Adam D. McKenna wrote:
So does linux.
Linux can be:
A packet forwarder (router) A packet filter (firewall) An IP masquerading packet filter (NAT firewall) Can run RIP, BGP, EGP, OSPF (via gated)
Maybe I'm being naiive here, but what does Cisco offer beyond this (besides the availability of higher performance)?
Linux doesn't just kill Microsoft's NT and Solaris. It also eats Cisco for lunch.
This isn't true. IOS does a lot more than just get packets from interface A to interface B. (In terms of managability as well as functionality)
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