Date: Tue, 21 Mar 1995 12:41:14 -0700 (MST) From: Scott Mace <smace@metal-mail.neosoft.com> To: jkh@violet.berkeley.edu (Jordan K. Hubbard) Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.org, swhite@gov.za Subject: Re: fwd without comment Message-ID: <199503211941.MAA13167@metal.ops.neosoft.com> In-Reply-To: <199503211643.IAA17307@violet.berkeley.edu> from "Jordan K. Hubbard" at Mar 21, 95 08:43:47 am
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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? Depends on which cisco you have.... > > (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? snmp support has been ported to general BSD arena > > (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? Yes, if it runs gated. > > (6) Can packet filters be put in place for IP and IPX protocols > in particular? ip: totally. > > (7) Would reconfiguration require rebooting or otherwise > interrupting the flow of traffic on such a router? major routing changes could be made via changes in gated which does not require a reboot, if you want to add/remove cards, then you totally need to reboot.
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