Powerful Linux ISP Router Distribution?

fibrewire writes "I'm building a Wireless ISP using commercial grade, low cost equipment. My main stumbling block is that I cannot find a decent open source ISP class routing distribution. Closest thing to even a decent tool is Ubiquiti's AIRControl — but even it doesn't play well with other network monitoring software. I've used Mikrotik's RouterOS for five years, but it just isn't built for what I need. I don't mind paying licensing fees, but $300K for a Cisco Universal Broadband Router is out of my budget. Has anyone seen any good open-source/cheap hardware/software systems that will scale to several thousand users?"

Comments

Re:Are you serious, or just killing time?

[Meshach]

Just like Microsoft has spent billions of dollars a year building their operating system. I cannot predict any one doing the same thing for free and then just giving it away.

Re:Mutually exclusive

[Fez]

I should add this:

Disclaimer: I am a pfSense developer, documentation writer, and co-author of pfSense: The Definitive Guide. :-)

Re:Just use any Linux distro

[tkjtkj]

in your comment: " Either way, you would definitely have a more flexible solution that any canned product will provide you with." it seems clear that you would better have used the correct english: eg: "you would definitely have a more flexible solution that any canned product " ought to be replaced with: " you would definitely have a more flexible THAN any canned ...".. ie, 'that' is not used in any comparative sense .. rather: .... THAN .. is proper..and consequently comprehensible... Of course, your error might have been a consequence of 'expeditious need' , in which case my comment was merely to enlighten those who might have accepted your construction ... If so, do forgive me .. but.. at the same time, thank me for contributing to the erudition of our peoples. j. anderson tkjtkj@gmail.com and btw, what is the significance of the otherwise UNdefined lil 'checkbox' just below my 'subject line' ??? ehhh????? what gives????