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Linux To Power Super Router

Posted by CowboyNeal on

VE3OGG writes "While Cisco might not be shaking in its multi-billion dollar booties, a couple of network experts have decided to see if they can come up with a possible alternative to Cisco. Termed 'Open Linux Router,' and joining such other ambitious projects as the Extensible Open Router Platform (XORP), the Open Linux Router project aims to compete in the realms of Cisco routers and PBX. Some of the features include SSL web interface, serial console, wireless support, VLAN support, and packet filtering."

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  1. College kids... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    its a laugh. They think of competing with the big boys. Cisco provides KILLER hardware and software. Even if they provide the killer hardware, they're still killing themselves for not using FreeBSD + pf like what is located in PFsense.

    Again, a better router solution... PFsense (FreeBSD + PF)

    PF is worlds better than Netfilter, and understandable too. Netfilter is the perl of firewalls.