Zebra/linux device production networking?

Tue Jun 6 22:29:16 UTC 2006

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 at 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).
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>
> 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..)
>
>
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