Build A Network Router On Linux

Idean writes "Zebra is open source TCP/IP routing software that is similar to Cisco's Internetworking Operating System (IOS). Flexible and powerful, it can handle routing protocols such as Routing Information Protocol (RIP), Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), and all of their various flavors. This article shows how our authors set up Zebra and used it to manage routes dynamically in conjunction with real Cisco hardware."

I don't see why you need software

[gazbo]

I've built a perfectly good router on my linux box at home using iptables - it even routes FTP properly.

I don't see why you need special equipment to do it for you; maybe some things are better left to the experts?