FAQ-able questions for BIRD

[Ondrej Fila Filip]

On Mon, 4 Sep 2000, David A. Ranch wrote:

> 
> Hello Ondrej,

Hi David,

> I just saw your Freshmeat announcement for BIRD and since
> I work for Juniper Networks, I had a few questions that
> should probably go into a FAQ:

The best way is start reading our UsersGuide. It's explained in 1st
chapter.

> #1: Why did you develop BIRD when we have both Gated and Zebra?
>      What differentiates it?

Gated is not free and Zebra has limited capability especially in filtering
and configuration. BIRD is also more portable.

> #2: How is BIRD configured?
>           Gated is its own animal
>           Zebra emulates Cisco IOS

BIRD has powerful configuration language.

> #3: Do you have any plans to support Multicast protocols
>      like DVMRP, PIM, MSDP, MBGP, etc?

Yes.

> #4: Are your protocols modular?  Meaning if I'm running
>      OSPF and BGP, the RIP and IPv6 modules AREN'T loaded?

You may exclude or include any protocol during compilation.

> Anyway.. thanks for your time.

		Kind regards
			F.

> 
> --David
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