Open-Source Router to Take on Cisco?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Monday March 6, 2006 @11:11AM from the combatting-security-by-obscurity dept.

ickypick writes to tell us that CNN is running an article about the emergence of an OpenSource Router product, currently in Beta, that targets mid-size enterprise customers for about one-fifth the cost of current enterprise networking giants' hardware. From the article: "The machine runs on two Intel chips, but far more noteworthy is its software, known as XORP, or extensible open router platform. The versatile open-source application can direct data traffic for a giant corporation as easily as it can manage a home Wi-Fi network." The current release is available for download from Vyatta's web site."

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Already use an open source router by argoff · 2006-03-06 11:37 · Score: 0, Offtopic

At home and at work, a nice multi-homed Linux box with iptables, shapecfg, openvpn, ipsec, and iproute already does a nice job of firewalling, vpn-ing and routing traffic. IMHO, handles loads and traffic flow pretty nicely - and it's a lot easier to upgrade and do traffic analysis than on those closed off-the-shelf boxes.