On Thu, 19 Feb 2009 09:30:16 EST, Deric Kwok said: > Hi All > > Actually, what is the different hardware router VS linux router?
I'm continually amazed by the number of people who manage to conflate
two entirely different issues here.
There's *TWO* axes here:
| PC-class hardware | routing-blade-architecture hardware
-----------+-----------------------+-----------------------------------
proprietary| |
-----------+-----------------------+-----------------------------------
open-source| |
Kinda like that. A Juniper box (which is a BSD running on something that's
*not* PC-class hardware) is a prime example that it's not "hardware versus
linux" - it's two separate questions.
1) Is PC-class gear "good enough"? Do you have the hardware interfaces
needed, and the I/O backplanes? Or is something with more oomph needed?
2) Does the software running on the box support the feature set you need?
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