If you're going to use a Linux server, I'd just use MikroTik. It's probably doable with iptables, but there's not much to be gained vs just using a CCR.
On Jan 1, 2017 5:27 PM, "Dev" <[email protected]> wrote: > Don’t care about support really. On the MX80 do they nickel and dime you > to death with licenses, disabled featured etc., or can you just pick one up > and it has all the stuff enabled (unlike Cisco I’m finding)? I’m going to > look on my Cisco to see if CGN is available. > > Is there any reason I can just get a beefy Linux server and tell it to do > CGNAT? That seems to be harder to find than MPLS. The SRX550/650 seems to > do all the other stuff on the wish list and be a solid platform, not? > > Dev > > > The original poster didn?t really give us much to work from ? with or > without support contracts, with or without legal licensing on the router ? > > > New, grey market etc? lots of choices. I?m not suggesting any of them > are wrong - more that different folks have different business needs > > > MX80 in particular is not an overly powerful router especially if you > start to load down the features listed - example being full BGP tables that > can become a challenge due to memory/CPU > > On Dec 31, 2016, at 7:52 AM, Gino Villarini <[email protected]> wrote: > > Juniper mx80 , can be found on eBay for about $10-15k > > Gino A. Villarini > @gvillarini > > > > > > Gino Villarini > > President > Metro Office Park #18 Suite 304 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00968 > <aeronet-logo_310cfc3e-6691-4f69-bd49-b37b834b9238.png> > > On Dec 31, 2016, at 7:34 AM, Paul Stewart <[email protected] <mailto: > [email protected] <[email protected]>>> wrote: > > Sure - there are lots of options ?.. > > Juniper MX line is personal favourite and one that we use for all of those > functions (except CGNAT as we don?t do it currently, but the box can do it > for sure). > > ?reasonably priced core router? means a lot of different things though :) > For some folks this means a budget of $10k and for others it means $1mil > > Also, the licensing of features on certain vendors is something to be > aware of ? for example, I just ordered another router for LNS purposes - > after discounts etc the router itself ?only? cost about $50k but then I > need line cards and several different licenses. Linecards add $250k and > licenses another $60k or so ? now that ?router? is coming in at about $360k > and that?s with pretty significant discounts > > > > On Dec 31, 2016, at 12:12 AM, Dev <[email protected] <mailt > o:[email protected] <[email protected]>>> wrote: > > I?m looking for reasonably priced core router that will do Carrier Grade > NAT, MPLS, OSPF and BGP. I know Mikrotik will handle dancing unicorns, > fairy dust and perpetual motion all for $100, but is there anything like a > Juniper, Cisco, etc. that?s a more traditional thing people trust for core > routing that has these features? > > >
