From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 3 May 2002 16:12:33 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 3 May 2002 16:12:32 -0400 Received: from pizda.ninka.net ([216.101.162.242]:13035 "EHLO pizda.ninka.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Fri, 3 May 2002 16:12:32 -0400 Date: Fri, 03 May 2002 13:01:31 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <20020503.130131.67111535.davem@redhat.com> To: russ@elegant-software.com Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Linux 2.4 as a router, when is it appropriate? From: "David S. Miller" In-Reply-To: <3CD28FB8.40204@elegant-software.com> X-Mailer: Mew version 2.1 on Emacs 21.1 / Mule 5.0 (SAKAKI) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org From: Russell Leighton Date: Fri, 03 May 2002 09:25:12 -0400 Could someone please tell me (or refer me to docs) on when using the Linux on PC hardware as a router is an appropriate solution and when one should consider a "real" router (e.g., Cisco)? The most heavily accessed ftp site in europe uses Linux machines exclusively as it's routers.