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  From: Jake Hawkes <jake@infinitylimited.net>
  To  : Jason Tan <jason@rebel.rebel.net.au>
  Date: Wed, 06 Dec 2000 13:41:04 +0000

Re: "Host based" routers and BGP

Jason Tan wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> Does anyone on this list use or know of anyone using a "host based" (eg
> linux or <some>BSD running on a commodity -probably intel- PC and
> probalby using gated or similar) router that is multihomed and uses for
> exterior routing?
> 
> Would be very interested to hear about postive, negative and middle of the
> road experiecnes and cofnigurations if known.

http://www.mischler.com/iproute/ is a DOS based router than is very
lightweight, and served us well for a while. Runs off a floppy and
386-486 is fine. Dunno if it does BGP tho.

--
Jake Hawkes B.Eng, (CSE)

You dont need triple DES crypto from one side of your living room to the 
other  - Alan Kennington.

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