[126805] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Software router
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mike)
Tue Jun 1 17:34:01 2010
Date: Tue, 01 Jun 2010 22:33:26 +0100
From: Mike <nanog@theinternet.org.uk>
To: nanog@nanog.org
In-Reply-To: <AANLkTimsNc9jJml4-SWsvqvvz0i2c8vALXIpLiCUhFRh@mail.gmail.com>
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On 01/06/2010 22:13, Jeremy Parr wrote:
> On 1 June 2010 16:50, Andrey Khomyakov <khomyakov.andrey@gmail.com> 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,
>>
>>
> Mikrotik would fit the bill.
>
Vyatta has a VMWare image. Have used and is pretty good.
http://www.vyatta.org community edition or
http://www.vyatta.com commercial supported.
Mike
