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SearchEnterpriseLinux: How (and Why) to Turn a Linux Server into a Router

[ Thanks to Amy
Kucharik
for this link. ]

“The cost of routers continues to decline, but in many cases
they are still not cheap enough to be approved quickly by the
finance department. There are a number of scenarios where a
Linux-based router could be desirable:

  • If a router is needed for a proof-of-concept project, and cost
    is a prohibitive factor, then an IT manager could consider
    converting a spare, possibly obsolete, server into a Linux-based
    router…”


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