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Subject: Re: OS choice
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Kirc Gover <kirc.gover@yahoo.com.au> writes:
> We are in the stage of planning and research for a commercial
> development of an edge router that will be based mostly on OpenSource
> software.  I would like to solicit for information and recommendation
> if FreeBSD is a suitable OS.

Yes.

> What is the usual or minimum hardware requirement?  Is soekris box
> enough, or dual core or ASIC based platforms?

A soekris box probably doesn't have the I/O bandwidth nor the CPU power
to process a full BGP feed.

DES
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