From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jan 13 07:29:51 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 90CBE16A41B for ; Sun, 13 Jan 2008 07:29:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ndenev@gmail.com) Received: from rv-out-0910.google.com (rv-out-0910.google.com [209.85.198.187]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8CD3713C457 for ; Sun, 13 Jan 2008 07:29:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ndenev@gmail.com) Received: by rv-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id l15so1717962rvb.43 for ; Sat, 12 Jan 2008 23:29:51 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:sender:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references:x-google-sender-auth; bh=/IlvZXwAhU6S5VG9IemK6f5ViWRsEeOg+/eyvZfdhNE=; b=SVgxNmHwItA9C0Ggzl63abHRTyy1VQ6lUntz46xydkdW6kkpeMsxJ9HO6AbFDAd9CS1XgdUSNwgqApzkFeQqdBnyflvu9JDafj2yiHGAm1a0Q/juiQEMItqaEDD9HjBOpyDF1ZuKAxLke/u2U/dy5e/TFkmrnxWhE54A5enMtdk= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:sender:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references:x-google-sender-auth; b=aS31InuShLjVWA3JRPlFdLwkW6Dp6QFIP7N6rdf241gTLwQoAM/3rOWd0kA1Vee3ozpOYt3gsSdoOEYjlE8bmAAkRp9Ibe/JrX09J9GY3K64Je2CkTIDyfYaXAJidIURhuotplIVOZNSufRk7WPCz0nEldpNI3FHnocJ4NGeJbc= Received: by 10.140.163.3 with SMTP id l3mr1233525rve.253.1200209391077; Sat, 12 Jan 2008 23:29:51 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.141.170.18 with HTTP; Sat, 12 Jan 2008 23:29:51 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <2e77fc10801122329u359b918vb5efdaad4b71e002@mail.gmail.com> Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2008 09:29:51 +0200 From: "Niki Denev" Sender: ndenev@gmail.com To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <47894992.8080202@vineyard.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: <47894992.8080202@vineyard.net> X-Google-Sender-Auth: e41ea15941512dc0 Subject: Re: bgp router preferences X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2008 07:29:51 -0000 On Jan 13, 2008 1:13 AM, Eric W. Bates wrote: > I think I have finally given up on cisco. > > What are folks recommendations for a machine doing full bgp routes? > > I think I need to get a Sangoma card; but what is the current favorite > bgp routing software and how much RAM do folks think I can get away with? > > Thanks for your time. > > -- > Eric W. Bates > ericx@vineyard.net I'm using openbgpd and i'm quite happy with it. It's a very basic setup, but works without any problems, and the memory usage is very low. bgpd uses under 60M memory with one full routing table from the ISP, another received via IBGP and another session with about 250K addresses (local peering). Regards, Niki