PC Routers (was Re: /24s run amuck)

Thu Jan 15 02:47:58 UTC 2004

> 
> OSPF and ISIS, etc redistribution is a Zebra/etc function and I am told 
> it is pretty good at these functions.
> 
> >multilink PPP? With spanning tree on multiple VLANs? With peer groups?
> 
> Most of these are OS functions, but I believe they support peer groups 
> in the later editions of the software.

We extensively and heavily utilize peer-groups all over at the edge of our IPv6
testbed network, which is mainly powered by Quagga (Some zebra), and a couple
C's and J's. We absolutely had no problem running peer-groups with Quagga in
both v6 and v4 as of date. Remember that Zebra/Quagga is not a _solution_. It
is a userland component you build into an OS or a platform, to BUILD a solution.

> 
> >With SNMP?
> 
> OS function. Works.
> 
> 
> 
> >How does the host deal with 802.1q trunks? With Channel interfaces? With
> >hot-swapping a line card? With TCP MD5?
> 
> Hotswapping is a chassis function. The rest are OS functions.
> 
> >
> >These are the questions I ask myself when I pick a routing platform.
> >Cheap is of no use to me if it does not do what I need.
> 
> Of course, but you may not need all of these functions on your 
> low-medium end, or you'll want to pick your alternate platform as 
> thoughtfully as you'd pick a large-capital item.
> 
> Deepak Jain
> AiNET

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