http://store.netgate.com/Netgate-FW-7535-1U-P1695C84.aspx (615$)
Buy 2 of these. These are Atom boards with multi-port intel NICs built
into the board. I've been buying these and their previous Celeron
generations for a while now. They will do your requirements.
They ship with pfSense, which I have deployed with pfsync and carp
(BSD's VRRP). Works well. I also have Vyatta (free) installed on both
the CF disk and 2.5 inch harddrives. VRRP works. And for the price, you
can have a second set of hardware built, configured and ready to go for
less than it costs for someone to ship something to you.
I also have a pair of Vyatta 1600s we use for heavier stuff. I think our
support contract for those has been worth it, Vyatta is a good company.
We also have support with BSD-Perimeter for pfSense, also an excellent
company. Vyatta is my router, pfSense is my firewall (other
non-networking heavy coworkers like the GUI). Both run on the same
hardware.
On 12/13/2011 09:49 AM, Kenneth Voort wrote:
On 11-12-13 10:07 AM, Nathan Hruby wrote:
On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 7:35 AM, List Bounce<[email protected]> wrote:
Hello list,
We've been trying for days to come up with a router for what we feel is a
rather simple set of requirements, to route traffic between (currently)
three networks. I'm trying to find a router or a layer 3 switch that meets
these basic requirements and can find nothing south of $5000 that fits the
bill. We have a simple set of requirements:
- 200Mbps / 200k packets per second / 500 new connections per second routing
capacity
- Must support VRRP
- Should support ACL's
- 6/8 routed ethernet ports.
Have you looked at Vyatta? The 1600 is probably what you need and I
suspect it weighs in at about $5k with support and stuff.
-n
We have, yes, and came to a $2500-$3000 per unit price point if we roll
our own, once the cost of network cards is factored in. We would much
prefer to use purpose-built hardware and software, rather than open
source software and commodity hardware, adapted to route traffic. One
issue with a Vyatta appliance is the time it takes to replace one,
should it explode. The network in question supports a core business
function and a very large revenue stream for us. Once I'm looking at
$3000 for a homebuilt or $5000 for an appliance, I come back to the
original problem - there must be a purpose-built offering by a vendor
somewhere that can do what we need.
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