What kind of task is this router to perform? On 4/2/10, Tom Sharples <tsharp...@qorvus.com> wrote: > Fair question. As you know, almost every product has at least one irritating > limitation that can drive you nuts (for example the later discussion about > having to retype the vyatta config by hand) and those kinds of limitations > or oversights are usually easy to correct, but only if you can add your own > code! For the kinds of things we do here, easy flexibility and (preferably > automated) re-configurability are key. > > The imagestream looks good, and I see they are available used at pretty good > prices. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Travis Johnson > To: Tom Sharples ; WISPA General List > Sent: Friday, April 02, 2010 7:09 PM > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Vyatta? > > > Hi, > > I'm curious what you would need to add or access on a "main" router? > Shouldn't you just let the router "route" and put everything else somewhere > else? Hardware is cheap cheap cheap now... why complicate and possibly cause > conflicts on a "main" router? > > We have run Imagestream in the past, and it works flawless. We currently > run a Cisco for our main BGP router, and then Mikrotik for a main edge > router (to allow bandwidth limiting, firewalling, etc.). Both boxes have > been flawless and not missed a beat in almost a year (since the last > firmware update on each of them). I am now moving 300Mbps x 100Mbps through > these boxes on a daily basis. :) > > Travis > Microserv > > Tom Sharples wrote: > We strongly prefer working with open-source / open-architecture solutions > that allow us to add our own code and hardware as needed. That rules out > Cisco. I see that Imagestream runs on Linux, do they give customers root > access / ability to add scripts / modules in user space? How about MT in > that regard? > > Thanks, > > Tom S. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Josh Luthman" <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> > To: "Tom Sharples" <tsharp...@qorvus.com>; "WISPA General List" > <wireless@wispa.org> > Sent: Friday, April 02, 2010 6:06 PM > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Vyatta? > > > I've heard of many WISPs using MT, Imagestream and Cisco as their core > routers. Never heard of Vyatta. I've always liked following what > works. > > On 4/2/10, Tom Sharples <tsharp...@qorvus.com> wrote: > Time to update our ancient and overloaded main router. I'm intrigued by > Vyatta > > and am wondering if anyone out here has any experience - good or bad - > with > them. > > Thanks, > > Tom S. > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > Internal Virus Database is out of date. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.435 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2675 - Release Date: 02/08/10 > 07:35:00 > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >
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