Re: Software router

[Ernest McCaleb]

I second Vyatta.  I've played with it quite a bit and found it to be
extremely functional.

Ernest

On Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 4:50 PM, Andrey Khomyakov  wrote:

> Good times!
>
> We are starting to play around with VMware SRM and they "virtual" subnets
> that supposedly have to be able migrate from site to site in case of a
> failure of the local hardware (or software).
> Seems like to do that I'd have to run a software router on a VM that would
> redistribute the "virtual" subnet into the physical routing domain.
> does any one have any suggestions for a software router?
>
> I'm running EIGRP on the net, so I guess nothing will speak that, so I'd
> have to redistribute OSPF. Any OSPF software router software suggestion
> would be much appreciated.
>
> Or if anyone had implemented "floating" subnets, any other suggestions or
> what to look out for would be also much appreciated.
>
> Thank all in advance,
>
> --
> Andrey Khomyakov
> [khomyakov.and...@gmail.com]
>



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Regards,

Ernest McCaleb

Re: Wan acceleration

[Ernest McCaleb]

I would certainly look at Riverbed.  In my experience they make a product
that is just sensational. I could really go on and on about their product
but I'd come off sounding like an advertisement.

Juniper's WX is a good product also and worth a look.  In my experience
people tend to go with the WAAS because it can be really cheap with the
right bundle.

Ernest.

On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 2:00 PM, Bill Lewis  wrote:

> Anyone in the group using hardware based wan acceleration and have
> suggestions?
>
> If so, anyone using it over a static IPSEC Cisco VPN link (or other
> vendor)?
> I've seen a demo of Cisco WAAS and why they think it's best of breed.
> Spoke to F5, theirs is still in beta so they suggested Riverbed. I've
> been told that Riverbed (unlike Cisco) reverse engineers protocols to
> allow for pass-through though, which worries me in case of failure.
> Cisco on the other hand licenses the protocols from the various vendors.
>
> Other vendors I'm looking at as possibilities are RocketConnect,
> RadWare, BlueCoat, and Juniper.
>
> My connectivity is a tier 2 Metro E at one site (policed at 90Mbps),
> Tier 1 OC3 at other.
>
> Reply to post, or off list.
>
> Cheers,
> Bill Lewis
>
>
>


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Ernest McCaleb