[lug] Router Recommendation

[Hugh Brown]

On Sat, 27 Aug 2005, Sean Reifschneider wrote:

> On Wed, Aug 24, 2005 at 04:52:26PM -0600, George Sexton wrote:
> >server, and configure it the cost would be pretty close to the same for a
> >lot less capability.
>
> I'm not sure you fully understand the capability of a $800 Linux router...
> For example, can the Adtran handle full BGP feeds from multiple providers,
> shaping of inbound and outbound traffic, firewall rules that rate-limit
> traffic based on remote IP address dynamicly, accounting of traffic at
> 50kpps and up to 1gbps, extensive shaping and filtering without pushing
> packets through a "slow path", openvpn based VPNs, redundant routing,
> and on and on...
>
> I've looked at a LOT of networking gear, and while some of it can handle
> more PPS, there are few things in the under $10k range that even come close
> to the sheer capabilities of a Linux router.
>
> Sean
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I think the difference is the technical acuity required to make linux
route like that.  Obviously Sean can do it. :)  I know I couldn't (right
now anyway).  It would be easier to buy something that would do most of
that instead of spend time on the learning curve (a useful one to be sure)
to get the linux router to do all of that.

Sean, how long did it take you to get all of those capabilities
configured/figured out?

It  sounds like a great LUG presentation (too bad I'm out
of state).

I'd love to know how to monitor how much traffic has crossed my ethernet
interface over a given time period (the Rx and Tx info from ifconfig don't
seem to be reliable in my case).

Hugh