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List of router or firewall distributions

This is a  list of operating system distributions  designed for use as the  operating system  of a machine acting as a  router  and/or  firewall . Name Status Type Cost Description AGH Live Router Active Debian derivative Free Linux distribution for experimental routing. It consists of  XORP  control plane software and Click Modular Router module, which serves as a forwarding plane. Applications are already integrated and the system is ready-to-use. The system is distributed as a live ISO image and supports additional Click packages. [1] Alpine Linux Active Linux distribution Free Linux distribution running from a  RAM drive . Its original target was small appliances like routers, VPN gateways, or embedded  x86 devices. However, it supports hosting other Linux guest OSes under VServer control, making it an attractive hosting solution as well. Uses  Busybox  and  uClibc . BSD Router Project Active FreeBSD derivative Free Router distribution that uses  Quagga  and  Bird . Bifrost Network...