Re: Router Recommendations

[Mike Lyon via NANOG <nanog () lists nanog org>]

VyOS on SuperMicro and Lanner baremetal works pretty damn good.

Been running VyOS on SuperMicro for my BGP routers for about 6 years now. No problems yet.

-Mike

> On Feb 9, 2026, at 10:03, Mike Hammett via NANOG <nanog () lists nanog org> wrote:
>
> It wouldn't surprise me at all to hear you know people that put OpenBGPd onto an Arista.  ;-)
>
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> -----
> Mike Hammett
> Intelligent Computing Solutions
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tom Smyth via NANOG" <nanog () lists nanog org>
> To: "North American Network Operators Group" <nanog () lists nanog org>
> Cc: "Tom Smyth" <tom.smyth () wirelessconnect eu>
> Sent: Monday, February 9, 2026 12:00:36 PM
> Subject: Re: Router Recommendations
>
> Hi Mike,
> how is it going ?
> we are using arista and are pretty happy with them  and some folks I know
> are using portable OpenBGPd on them  and reported good satisfaction...
>
>
>
>
> > On Mon, 9 Feb 2026 at 17:47, Michel Blais via NANOG <nanog () lists nanog org>
> > wrote:
> >
> > We've been using Edgecore and UfiSpace with OcNOS for several years and are
> > pretty happy with those. It's not only the selling price that is affordable
> > but also support licences that are cheap enough to not even mind renewing
> > those.
> >
> > If you are not already aware of, you can look at the OcNOS features matrix
> > that lets you know which feature is supported by models.
> >
> > If I may, for a eBGP use case, make sure the device you chose has a TCAM
> > because cheaper models with the most attractive selling price often have a
> > very limited number of routes, which is fine for IGP in a small network,
> > but far to be able to handle eBGP full routing tables.
> > ---
> > Michel Blais
> > Targo Communications
> >
> >
> > Le lun. 9 févr. 2026, à 12 h 10, Mike Hammett via NANOG <
> > nanog () lists nanog org> a écrit :
> >
> > > I'm looking for new BGP routers. I'm currently running Mikrotik, which
> > has
> > > served me well so far, but looking at interface speed, count, FIB size,
> > > etc. and they just aren't going to cut it.
> > >
> > > I'm looking for:
> > > • Has at least 6x 100G ports
> > > • Has a smattering of 10G/25G ports
> > > • Has meaningful packet buffers
> > > • Routes in hardware at least 2m routes combined of IPv4 and IPv6, more
> > is
> > > better
> > > • Has reasonably low power usage, I don't need 1 kw going to a router
> > > • Is cost-effective
> > > • Used is fine
> > >
> > >
> > > I like how the MX301 looks, but it's way more than I'd want to spend,
> > > primarily because there really isn't a used market for them yet.
> > > Arista and Cisco NCS are close, but to check all of the boxes, you're up
> > > to about $15k - $20k. To get to $5k or less, you're compromising on at
> > > least two of the things I'm looking for.
> > > EdgeCore and UfiSpace may have some models that are in the $5k - $8k
> > > range, once you purchase OcNOS.
> > >
> > >
> > > I'd have no problem with the EdgeCore and UfiSpace direction, but I
> > wanted
> > > to make sure I wasn't leaving anything out of consideration.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----
> > > Mike Hammett
> > > Intelligent Computing Solutions
> > > http://www.ics-il.com
> > >
> > > Midwest-IX
> > > http://www.midwest-ix.com
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