Date: Tue, 21 Mar 1995 08:43:47 -0800 From: jkh@violet.berkeley.edu (Jordan K. Hubbard) To: hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: fwd without comment Message-ID: <199503211643.IAA17307@violet.berkeley.edu>
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Path: agate!howland.reston.ans.net!ee.und.ac.za!iafrica.com!ticsa.com!xwing.wcape.gov.za!swhite From: swhite@xwing.wcape.gov.za (Sean White) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: FreeBSD or Linux as a router Date: 21 Mar 1995 15:56:40 GMT Organization: Internet Africa Lines: 44 Message-ID: <3kmsvo$m8i@grovel.iafrica.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: xwing.wcape.gov.za X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Hi! Could anybody give me some good reasons why I shouldn't allow people to use PC's running FreeBSD/NetBSD or Linux as routers on our network? I'd heard that the networking code in these O/Ss doesn't comply with various requirements for routers. I'd also appreciate any information regarding the following:- (1) Would such a router be compatible with our present cisco routers? (2) Would such a router be manageable remotely? If so, how? (3) Our network management system uses Cabletron's SPECTRUM software. Would such a router have a SNMP MIB (MIB-II) available that could be used by SPECTRUM? (4) We have taken a decision to only use OSPF as routing protocol on the network. Would a FreeBSD/NetBSD/Linux system used as a router be able to run OSPF? Would it be able to exchange routing information with our cisco routers? (5) Can such a router handle IP, IPX, DEC LAT, OSI, Appletalk protocols? Would SDLC tunneling be supported? (6) Can packet filters be put in place for IP and IPX protocols in particular? (7) Would reconfiguration require rebooting or otherwise interrupting the flow of traffic on such a router? *IF* we're to allow such systems as routers on our network then they must comply with the standards that have already been set. I'm not about to advocate re-configuring the network, or even portions of it, just to accommodate such systems being used as routers. Any and all information would be most welcome. Best regards, Sean. (swhite@gov.za)
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