Not sure if this has already been mentioned, but what about solid state hard drives? Think they are in the high GB capacity now and solves the problem of no moving parts? Although I'm all for hardware based devices, we recently been to Cisco to see the new Cisco ASR1000 switch uses an underlying Linux kernel :o Stephen Bailey - Senior Lead Systems Engineer Network Operations - ISP & DSL FUJITSU Fujitsu Services Limited, Registered in England no 96056, Registered Office 22 Baker Street, London, W1U 3BW This e-mail is only for the use of its intended recipient. Its contents are subject to a duty of confidence and may be privileged. Fujitsu Services does not guarantee that this e-mail has not been intercepted and amended or that it is virus-free. -----Original Message----- From: Brandon Galbraith [mailto:brandon.galbraith@gmail.com] Sent: 20 February 2009 00:02 To: mike Cc: nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: real hardware router VS linux router On 2/19/09, mike <mike-nanog@tiedyenetworks.com> wrote:
Steve Bertrand wrote:
Ryan Harden wrote:
While you could probably build a linux router that is just as fast
real hardware router, you're always going to run into the moving
part of the equation.
Not if you boot directly from USB key into memory with no disk drive.
Steve
I am sorry, but this is wrong. A USB Key is another 'PC Architecture'
as a pieces that
DOES NOT WORK for network devices. There is NO positive mechanical force to keep that thing inserted, and the way a USB Key would hang off most devices with a USB port, would put it at very high risk for being accidentally bumped / disconnected. Secondly, there are still many many PC Architecture boxen that still do not boot correctly from USB.
I've used a hot glue gun to glue a USB key to the device/server/etc in question. Works very well against being bumped or accidentally dislodged. -brandon -- Brandon Galbraith Voice: 630.400.6992 Email: brandon.galbraith@gmail.com