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Re: Zebra/linux device production networking?
From: "Tiffany Snyder" <tiffany.snyder () gmail com>
Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2006 15:29:16 -0700
IMHO, it's a bad idea. A less intrusive alternative might be a FreeBSD based platform running Xorp/Quagga. Tiffany. On 6/6/06, Nick Burke <mrmud () mrmud org> wrote:
Greetings fellow nanogers, Long time lurker, first time poster (please, be gentle!). After looking at the archives, I didn't see this particular discussion, so here we go. First, a little background.. My CTO made my stomach curdle today when he announced that he wanted to do away with all our cisco [routers] and instead use Linux/zebra boxen. We are a small company, so naturally penny pinching is the primary motivation. That, and the sheer joy of watching me squirm. He has informed me that he has found "many people" who do this for their "core devices". I'm not so certain about this whole situation, so I humbly ask: How many of you have actually use(d) Zebra/Linux as a routing device (core and/or regional, I'd be interested in both) in a production (read: 99.999% required, hsrp, bgp, dot1q, other goodies) environment? And, if you care to spend this much time, what pitfalls/benefits did you find out about after implementation? Has there been any discussion (or musings) of moving towards such a solution? I've seen a lot of articles talking about it, but I've not actually seen many network operators chiming in. Here's the article that started it all (this was featured on /., so likely you've read it already). http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/nov2004/tc20041129_5206_tc024.htm and another: http://www.networkworld.com/community/?q=node/5693 Feel free to respond off list. If anyone else is interested, I will of course summarize to list or to individuals. (ps, particulars are deliberately not included.. I'm not looking for advice, just if anyone has any solid experience with this..)
Current thread:
- Zebra/linux device production networking? Nick Burke (Jun 06)
- Re: Zebra/linux device production networking? James (Jun 06)
- Re: Zebra/linux device production networking? Albert Meyer (Jun 06)
- Re: Zebra/linux device production networking? David Coulson (Jun 06)
- Re: Zebra/linux device production networking? Tiffany Snyder (Jun 06)
- Re: Zebra/linux device production networking? David Coulson (Jun 06)
- Re: Zebra/linux device production networking? Kevin Day (Jun 06)
- Re: Zebra/linux device production networking? alex (Jun 06)
- Re: Zebra/linux device production networking? Joel Krauska (Jun 06)
- Re: Zebra/linux device production networking? Michael . Dillon (Jun 07)
- Re: Zebra/linux device production networking? william(at)elan.net (Jun 07)
- Re: Zebra/linux device production networking? Peter Dambier (Jun 07)
- Re: Zebra/linux device production networking? Suresh Ramasubramanian (Jun 07)
- Re: Zebra/linux device production networking? Suresh Ramasubramanian (Jun 07)
- Re: Zebra/linux device production networking? (summary) Nick Burke (Jun 07)
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