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Details What is Quagga?
Prerequisites & Installation
How to use Quagga
Routers functionnalities comparison
Case Study 1 - Static routes
Case Study 2 - OSPF simple
Case Study 3 - OSPF advanced
Case Study 4 - BGP

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Here is a comparison of some characteristics you can find on four routers: the first two are the best open source routers available, Quagga and Vyatta and the remaining two are commercial devices and best-sellers from Cisco: a standard router from the 26xx family and a Layer Three Switch 3750.

RFC QUAGGA
0.99.6 VYATTA
VC 3.0 CISCO
2651 CISCO
3750 L3

Software type IOS-Like JunOS-Like Cisco IOS Cisco IOS

Opensource YES YES NO NO

Installation YES YES NO NO

Static Routing - YES YES YES YES

RIPv2 2453 YES YES YES YES

OSPFv2 2328 YES YES YES YES

BGPv4 1771/4271 YES YES YES YES

NAT 2766 NO/Linux YES YES NO

VRRP 3768 NO/Linux YES YES NO

Access lists YES YES YES YES

Route maps YES YES YES YES

VPN IPSec 4301 NO/Linux (1) YES YES YES

VPN SSL NO/Linux (2) NO/Linux (2) NO NO

FTP client 959 NO/Linux YES YES YES

TFTP client 1350 NO YES YES YES

Telnet server 854 YES (3) YES YES YES

ssh server 4251 NO/Linux YES YES/NO YES/NO

HTTP server NO YES YES YES

DHCP server 2131 NO/Linux YES YES YES

DHCP relay NO/Linux YES YES YES

NTP server 1305 NO/Linux NO YES/NO NO

NTP client 1305 NO/Linux YES YES YES

SNMP 3412/1157 YES (4) YES YES YES

Ping YES (5) YES YES YES

traceroute YES (5) YES YES YES

Legend:

YES:
YES/NO:
BUGGED:
NO/Linux:
(1)
(2)
(3)

(4)
(5) The protocol is supported.
Available on specific Cisco IOSs only.
There is a major bug on the protocol.
Not supported on the Quagga router but can be enabled at the Linux level.
Openswan can be used as an implementation of IPsec for Linux.
OpenVPN can be used to build SSL VPNs on Linux.
Each routing protocol daemon and the zebra kernel routing manager have to be telnetted separately.
Quagga must be compiled with the SNMP functionality.
Ping or traceroute must be installed at the Linux level to be used under Quagga.

	RFC	QUAGGA 0.99.6	VYATTA VC 3.0	CISCO 2651	CISCO 3750 L3

Software type		IOS-Like	JunOS-Like	Cisco IOS	Cisco IOS
Opensource		YES	YES	NO	NO
Installation		YES	YES	NO	NO

Static Routing	-	YES	YES	YES	YES
RIPv2	2453	YES	YES	YES	YES
OSPFv2	2328	YES	YES	YES	YES
BGPv4	1771/4271	YES	YES	YES	YES

NAT	2766	NO/Linux	YES	YES	NO
VRRP	3768	NO/Linux	YES	YES	NO
Access lists		YES	YES	YES	YES
Route maps		YES	YES	YES	YES
VPN IPSec	4301	NO/Linux (1)	YES	YES	YES
VPN SSL		NO/Linux (2)	NO/Linux (2)	NO	NO

FTP client	959	NO/Linux	YES	YES	YES
TFTP client	1350	NO	YES	YES	YES
Telnet server	854	YES (3)	YES	YES	YES
ssh server	4251	NO/Linux	YES	YES/NO	YES/NO
HTTP server		NO	YES	YES	YES

DHCP server	2131	NO/Linux	YES	YES	YES
DHCP relay		NO/Linux	YES	YES	YES
NTP server	1305	NO/Linux	NO	YES/NO	NO
NTP client	1305	NO/Linux	YES	YES	YES
SNMP	3412/1157	YES (4)	YES	YES	YES

Ping		YES (5)	YES	YES	YES
traceroute		YES (5)	YES	YES	YES