John LeMay wrote:
>I would disagree that Linux could be a major player in the router arena
>if support was better. While it is true that large companies shy away
>from Linux, I believe few, if any, organizations have considered using a
>Linux based routing solution. Using Linux for web, file, print, or
>application servers is a good idea, however having a router that is
>built on a PC with hard disks, x86 CPU's (x86 would be the most common
>used, I'm sure), and off the shelf nic's is not.
Wrong assertion, I guess. It's absolutely a good idea. You can
create at least 3 Linux routers for the price of every single Cisco router.
This means that you can have a hot-spare router at every location, and still
save huge amounts of money. And even if something breaks, it's going to
be very cheap to repair it.
> I'm certain any person
>responsible for a large corporate infrastructure would sooner rely on a
>product designed to perform routing functions.
I can confirm that this assertion is false.
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Stephen R. van den Berg (AKA BuGless).
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