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The Essential Guide to Open-Source Routers
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| Examples of Open-Source Router Technology
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| A number of different vendors offer open-source router options. The major
| players include:
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| * Vyatta: Vyatta software combines the features, performance and
| reliability of an enterprise-class router, firewall and VPN (Virtual
| Private Network) with the cost savings and flexibility of open-source
| solutions. Customers can build routing and security solutions using
| hardware of their choice for maximum control and flexibility.
| * Open Linux Router: Formed by a group of networking experts, the Open
| Linux Router project aims to create a network appliance that allows users
| to pick and choose what features and services will be included with the
| implementation. By scaling the features and services down, the Open Linux
| Router can easily be installed on a small, embedded device. If the
| implementation demands functionality, it is just as easy to add features,
| which provides the Open Linux Router with a wide and diverse demographic.
| Although still in its early stages, the project encourages open source as
| a viable alternative to routers provided by vendors such as Cisco.
| * XORP Inc.: Based on extensible open-source routing technology, XORP
| provides a fully featured platform that implements IPv4 and IPv6 routing
| protocols and a unified platform to configure them. XORP's modular
| architecture allows rapid introduction of new protocols, features and
| functionality, including support for custom hardware and software
| forwarding.
| * 3Com Corp.'s Open Services Networking: The Linux-based OSNM (Open
| Services Networking Module) is integrated with 3Com routers and switches
| to provide an open-service delivery platform from which a variety of
| software-based services can run. Facilitated by the module's open,
| flexible development environment, organizations are empowered to select
| and implement solutions from a varied list of developers.
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http://www.itmanagement.com/features/essential-guide-opensource-routers-081108/
Linux everywhere.
Recent:
Vyatta changes the networking game
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| Got a spare server sitting around?
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| Nothing fancy — 512 Megs of RAM and a 1.8 GHz processor will work fine.
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| Now, want to turn that into a networking box? The equivalent of a Cisco or
| Juniper router with 1 Gbps capacity?
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=2726
Related:
Vyatta unveils open source appliance for SMBs
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| With Linux-based open source routing software on x86 commodity processing
| hardware, Vyatta claims it can offer functionally equivalent routing at a
| fraction of the cost of leading manufacturers. The company recently disclosed
| results of a study that it claims showed a 10-fold increase in
| price/performance over a Cisco 7200 router.
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http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php/id;1714872066
Vyatta: A high-end Linux-based firewall and router
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| Let's play a Linux word association game. Red Hat is to Microsoft as Vyatta
| is to Cisco.
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http://www.linux-watch.com/news/NS5605512523.html
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