Hi Sudheer >@2004.07.08_13:30:21_+0200
> I've a local LAN consisting of about 150 machines. I'm using a Linux
> machine as the gateway machine which inturn connects to two different
> ISPs. My question is can a Linux based machine match the performance of
> a hardware based routers provided by Cisco,... OR is my decision to go
> for a Linux based solution is a wrong one?.
>
> Is there so much difference between these two solutions?
>
> Can I achieve the same performance using a high end PC and Linux?
>
> I'm asking this because one guy told me that my decision to go for a
> Linux based solution is a wrong one and it can never match the
> performance of Routers provided by Cisco.
Unless you're talking upper end Cisco/Juniper hardware even the lowliest PC
nowadays will outperform a Cisco router by an order of magnitude. For the
kind of load you're talking about, any modern Linux PC will handle the load
without breaking a sweat.
The only reason to possibly choose Cisco/Juniper/other commercial solution is
(a) You need a lot of interfaces (think Cisco 7500)
(b) You need interfaces which are not [well] supported in Linux (E1/E3, ATM,
etc)
(c) Features (e.g. better routing/netflow/qos support)
--
Regards
Abraham
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