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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. Please fix summary by MichaelSmith · · Score: 4, Informative

    SOme fo the features
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  2. The original article's writers... by c0l0 · · Score: 4, Insightful
    ...obviously don't know what they're talking about all too well.

    Other Linux-based projects targeting firewall and network server include ClarkConnect, IPCop, m0n0wall, and Smoothwall. Unless m0n0wall hasn't switched kernels, they're still using FreeBSD as their basis.
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  3. "Super" = lots of features? by Ingolfke · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I was expecting to read about a router that could compete with Cisco's hardware based on performance, not features. It looks like an interesting project for smaller shops or routing applications that aren't business critical... maybe more of a competitor to low end routers and all-in-one appliances, not enterprise routers. It doesn't look like it has any stateful failover capabilities.

  4. Other routers by Toreo+asesino · · Score: 4, Informative

    For what it's worth, Linux already powers all the NetGear DG routers at least(Wireless, LAN) etc, and I have to say they work very well.

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  5. SuperRouter by DeeVeeAnt · · Score: 5, Funny

    Is it a hub? Is it a switch? No! It's ...

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