Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 22:32:48 +0000 From: "Bruce M. Simpson" <bms@FreeBSD.org> To: admin@stardothosting.com Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Replace Cisco IOS/CBOS with freebsd - possible? Message-ID: <49822E90.1010306@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <00fe01c98247$d6872600$83957200$@com> References: <20090129015034.7dxisep21w04gksg@webmail.1command.com> <0bca01c98202$a6124350$f236c9f0$@co.uk> <20090129051522.a92df0myf44gsko4@webmail.1command.com> <62b856460901290538x5d857f08ka3b2ffb5a7aa8e7f@mail.gmail.com> <20090129060243.adauuua9eokcsos8@webmail.1command.com> <F9598B04-9CAD-4785-89E8-513095252B18@lamness.info> <00fe01c98247$d6872600$83957200$@com>
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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
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