This should maybe be a new thread, and I'm not sure Tom is making this point or not,, but I agree, would you trust your CORE to anything but Cisco? I'm not sure I would.
Josh -- NexGenAccess Inc. <http://www.nexgenaccess.com> ---------- Original Message ----------- From: "Tom DeReggi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> Sent: Sun, 16 Mar 2008 20:45:36 -0500 Subject: Re: [WISPA] Intel-based 4-port Fast Ethernet Card - StarOS > > What does MT do that Star doesn't do in the routing arena? > > I'll add that both platforms have the same flaw. They use > OpenSource, but then close the system. Seems kind of opposite the purpose. > On a possitive note, I have to say, Mikrotik has really innovated > their platform, with a lot of their own code and solutions, to solve > problems that couldn't be solved using the previous alternative > popular open source apps usually used for those purposes. My hats > goes off to them. > > But the risk that keeps popping up is... They aren't Cisco, in the > terms of 1000's of top tier people to research and support > development of their platform. Can we trust MT's or any small > player's proprietary code, for the long haul? In the Open Source > world, there is a clear answer to that, make it open source, and if > the developer stops maintaining it, there is a way to get someone to > take over maintaining it, without loosing the investment into the platform. > > I'm not saying companies like MT and STAROS should make their > proprietary code into open source. But what I like is the ability to > ADD packages to an existing platform. > > I can give an example, of a monthy ago, when I installed a MT router > because , I thought the pretty GUI would make a good impression, but > then 24hours later I had to pull it because there was no way for me > to test the performance of the link remotely, easilly for my > specific situation. I needed Iperf on the router. It was a better > choice to use a standard Linux system, basic native routing, because > it also enabled Iperf. > > MT and STAROS are two nice products, but this discussion doesn't > stop there. > > For example ImageStream, even though a bit more expensive, they > provide an Open system. Their OS is maintained and preloaded with a > few bells and whistles. But you CAN LOAD your own code ALSO. > > Then there is Voyeta. Its based on 2.6 Kernal of Linux, and its > 100% open source, and give the security of using a maintained OS > (for example BGP and QUAGGA fixes). But you can pay extra for > maintenance and quicker updates. > > MT and STARTOS, will stay winners for high end WIFI Radio CPE and > APs. But when it comes to Core Routers, to stay competitive, they > really need to open the platform, and allow third party modules to > be loaded by owners or developers. Sure, there is the arguement > that "CISCO DOESN"T DO THAT", but they aren't Cisco. > > Tom DeReggi > RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc > IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- > > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ ------- End of Original Message ------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
