FRRouting VS FreeRouter

FRR https://frrouting.org/ is another open source tool for a more Cisco style CLI syntax. You’d install that on top of most Linux distros. Source: about 1 year ago

Use a decent PC or three, use https://frrouting.org/ and see fast bgp convergence 8-). Source: over 1 year ago

Open source, check out freerouter (https://wiki.geant.org/display/RARE/Home) and FRR (https://frrouting.org/). Source: about 2 years ago

u/GamerLymx The setup goal was, originally, to set this up as a desktop testing router using FRRouting so I could experiment with some technologies I work with, namely OpenFabric without having to buy a $6k switch (Extreme Networks) as well as OSPF and EIGRP. However, I ran into some issues with setting up FRRouting and could not find sufficient information out there to overcome those. So I decided to just turn... Source: about 2 years ago

Has anyone ever setup FRRouting to connect to a consumer VPN such as NordVPN? I have been Googling but have come up empty so I am assuming it is not something that can be done. Just the same, I thought I would ask in case I am asking the question wrong in my searches. Source: about 2 years ago

You should check out freertr.org, it is a free and open source routing process/forwarding plane that you can use for anything. The website looks like is from 1992 which I love and you can try it by telnetting or creating an SSH session to sandbox.freertr.org using any username and password combo. Source: about 1 year ago

-if you still find it interesting, follow the "activate external forwarding" part right below the one-line installer from freertr.net ... it'll enable you the libpcap dataplane... it's exactly the same forwarder engine that dpdk uses but less performant... Source: over 2 years ago