Look for IT over here » Vyatta http://lookforitoverhere.com IT related tutorials,tips, and generally my life on the net. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:30:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Open Source Cisco router? http://lookforitoverhere.com/110/open-source-cisco-router/ http://lookforitoverhere.com/110/open-source-cisco-router/#comments Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:22:13 +0000 indi http://lookforitoverhere.com/?p=110 I have spent the last 10-15 years working in a predominantly Cisco environment. I think their products are great, but are not cheap. I think it comes down to the old line ‘you get what you pay for’, and Cisco certainly delivers.

That’s at work….. At home I look at alternatives. So when I was looking for open source software/products I found a great open source networking product – Vyatta.

Vyatta is software that runs under a linux base and delivers routing, firewall and VPN functions to the product you have it installed on.

You can get the Vyatta software free (community Edition), but there are paid subscriptions which are for business use. Vyatta also sell networking appliances that have the software on them ready to configure and deploy on your network.

After having a bit of a play with Vyatta myself with the downloadable VMWare image, I must say it doesn’t work too bad. If you have played with a Cisco router, then you’ll find this very easy to configure.

The command set is very similar to Cisco. Viewing the config is a different story, but not too hard to understand if you just take the time to read it.

My recommendation is to try it out yourself, or at least visit the website and read the whitepapers. I’m sure you will find it a very interesting product.

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