Joshua,
Hate to give the std answer, but I suggest a review of the archives over the
past 2 months--this thread was just recently re-hashed. Also, there was a
presentation on Managing IP Networks with Free Software at NANOG 26.
Check it out here:
http://www.nanog.org/mtg-0210/ppt/stephen.pdf
wayne,
i actually already had that link, and had gone through the archives, but
was looking for some 'reviews' of different products (if i wasn't clear
on that point, please accept my apologies) - i have gotten some great
info and recommendations thus far (thank you to everyone).
i will do a