OS Router Challenges Proprietary Networking

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Tuesday July 25, 2006 @11:17AM from the years-of-habit-to-overcome dept.

Jane Walker writes "Dave Roberts talks about Vyatta's open source router and how open source technology may soon alter the landscape of enterprise networking." From the article: "Initially, we believe that the x86 PC running Vyatta -- given the range of hardware that's available in the PC world -- can basically replace the midrange of the router market; to use Cisco terminology and model numbers, simply because it's convenient shorthand, basically from the 2800 series to the 7200 series. There's a whole host of equivalent products from Nortel and Alcatel -- but essentially in that range. I wouldn't describe it as Cisco model numbers so much as T1 branch office to gigabit LAN product categories."

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Sigh.... by 222 · 2006-07-25 11:19 · Score: 4, Insightful

I love open source and all, but can a project like this really offer the same number of WIC modules?

I can plug damn near anything into a Cisco router....
Open source and routing by stox · 2006-07-25 11:33 · Score: 4, Insightful

I guess those BSD guys have just been playing around all these years.

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Re:Good luck with that! by winkydink · 2006-07-25 11:39 · Score: 4, Insightful

It is when you have shareholders. Like it or not.

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