Re: Open Source router project

Stanley Long wrote:
> Routers Face Open-Source Threat
> By Mark Mahorney: Motley Fool
> April 30
> http://www.fool.com/News/mft/2004/mft04043005.htm
>
>
> The International Computer Science Institute (ICSI), which is affiliated
> with the University of California at Berkeley, is developing software
> for Internet Protocol (IP) routers. The software is called Extensible
> Open Router Platform (XORP) and will be available for free in June.

I have been using old Interjets for routers for some time now and they
work great. I get a 16MB compact flash card and boot from it so that
there is nothing mounted rw and there is no moving parts in the unit. I
can turn it off and on whenever and it doesn't hurt it. Updating is
similar to a cisco, you create a new boot image (initrd filesystem that
runs from memory) and copy it to the bootable flash card.

The result is a perfectly silent linux based router/firewall that is
able to do 3DES IPSEC, iptables, NAT, etc. I didn't think the little
486 was up to 3DES with VOIP going though it, but it actually does just
fine.

Even comes with a built in battery backup and LCD display. Here is a
(old) picture:

http://schu.net/gallery/albums/album76/PICT0015.jpg
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Received on Mon May 3 12:55:41 2004