The modern stuff uses signed bootloaders, ie secureboot. Afaik there’s no custom OS’s for C9k or Nexus gear.
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tabular@lemmy.world 8 months agoDamn. Does Cisco use their own silicon anymore or are many modern units able to run Tomato/Wrtt?
nbailey@lemmy.ca 8 months ago
slazer2au@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Cisco is an Enterprise/ISP/Government provider so no third party stuff will run. They have NIST and FIPS standards they must follow in order to be able to sell into those spaces.
You may be able to get some of their old Linksys by Cisco stuff to run tomato but I think they sold that product line off to Belkin who killed it.