From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jan 29 22:32:52 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 359FC1065790 for ; Thu, 29 Jan 2009 22:32:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bms@FreeBSD.org) Received: from out4.smtp.messagingengine.com (out4.smtp.messagingengine.com [66.111.4.28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 00F3E8FC18 for ; Thu, 29 Jan 2009 22:32:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bms@FreeBSD.org) Received: from compute2.internal (compute2.internal [10.202.2.42]) by out1.fastmail.fm (Postfix) with ESMTP id A79AB2630AE; Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:32:51 -0500 (EST) Received: from heartbeat2.messagingengine.com ([10.202.2.161]) by compute2.internal (MEProxy); Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:32:51 -0500 X-Sasl-enc: w45Mka9Cwhe+6TcrcixcgoQIjjpU9BciLI9ZonCguwuM 1233268371 Received: from empiric.lon.incunabulum.net (82-35-112-254.cable.ubr07.dals.blueyonder.co.uk [82.35.112.254]) by mail.messagingengine.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id DBC0D2EFCD; Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:32:50 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <49822E90.1010306@FreeBSD.org> Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 22:32:48 +0000 From: "Bruce M. Simpson" User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.19 (X11/20090126) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: admin@stardothosting.com References: <20090129015034.7dxisep21w04gksg@webmail.1command.com> <0bca01c98202$a6124350$f236c9f0$@co.uk> <20090129051522.a92df0myf44gsko4@webmail.1command.com> <62b856460901290538x5d857f08ka3b2ffb5a7aa8e7f@mail.gmail.com> <20090129060243.adauuua9eokcsos8@webmail.1command.com> <00fe01c98247$d6872600$83957200$@com> In-Reply-To: <00fe01c98247$d6872600$83957200$@com> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.6 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Replace Cisco IOS/CBOS with freebsd - possible? X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 22:32:56 -0000 SDH Support wrote: > Seconded for Pfsense -- although I doubt the Cisco hardware would be > compatible with FreeBSD, and even if it is , I wouldn't want to use it in a > production environment without thorough testing. > > If someone can provide more detailed hardware specs, including the chipsets > and processor details of the cisco hardware , im sure we could realistically > evaluate the feasibility. > I'm very, very happy with pfSense. It's a case of the folk behind it having followed an software appliance-style model and that's what makes it stable. I know Peter Grehan was looking at getting FreeBSD onto the Cisco 827 a while back. The PowerPC port has gone some way towards this, but I don't see folk installing it on old Cisco hardware yet... unless the knowledge gets out there. cheers BMS