[CentOS] CentOS + GNU Zebra

Mon Apr 2 13:09:16 UTC 2007
Steve Huff <shuff at vecna.org>

On Apr 1, 2007, at 7:40 AM, Jordi Espasa Clofent wrote:

> At work, we're considering the idea to replace the presente router  
> with a stardard box with CentOS as a SO and GNU Zebra as a routing  
> software. The line is a 4Mbps SDSL.
>
> ¿What do you think about Zebra and what are your experiencies with it?

if you're used to working with Cisco routers, the interface to zebra/ 
quagga should look pretty familiar.

quagga seemed to work pretty well in applications requiring RIP and  
BGP (i can't remember whether we configured any OSPF) on a network  
testbed.

don't use zebra; use quagga instead.

rather than running CentOS on your router, though, have you  
considered using a specialized firewall/router distribution?   
something like OpenWRT (http://openwrt.org/) or m0n0router (http:// 
inf.imelda.be/downloads/m0n0wall/m0n0router/) (even though it's not  
Linux-based) might be simpler to maintain.

-steve

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