Google Router Rumors 267
An anonymous reader writes "There's a new rumor that Google is developing its own router. The company won't comment on the story, but it's been in the hardware business for a while and expanded its presence with Android. If Larry Ellison can go halvsies with HP on a server, then Eric Schmidt should certainly be able to make Cisco nervous."
one more reason... (Score:5, Funny)
All that I need now is google underwear! (Score:5, Funny)
All I need now is google underwear that twitters for me with real time gps tracking so I know where I've been.
Actually (Score:1, Funny)
I bet these guys [wikipedia.org] are pretty are pretty nervous too.
Re:All that I need now is google underwear! (Score:5, Funny)
Do you really want to wear underwear that's in perpetual beta? Ouch!
I can see it now... (Score:5, Funny)
No Thanks. (Score:5, Funny)
My router works fine, and I don't have Google stealing all of my LAN packets and serving me ads.
A fucking grouter had better make me warm delicious waffles if they want me to buy it. Even then, I'd only use it to make waffles.
And now I'm off to amazon to look for a waffle maker.
Re:I can see it now... (Score:5, Funny)
I'd be rather surprised if "ping 192.168.1.20" resulted in trying to ping 192.168.1.200. Might want to check your network settings or something.
Re:In My Opinion, Cisco Should Be Worried (Score:5, Funny)
although behind the NSA as no one's ever sure about those guys
The real secret of the NSA is that they've got a zombie Alan Turing kept functioning on a combination of nutrient bath and Jeff Stryker porn.
How fucking UGLY would that be? (Score:2, Funny)
BARF!!!
Oh, I'm sure it'll work great - but hide that bitch in the rear of your rack space, that's for sure.
Re:In My Opinion, Cisco Should Be Worried (Score:3, Funny)
They are using OpenMPI with a custom transport over Gig10e hardware. For their switching they have basically gone to a stacked of switching fabrics. It is pretty much a 3D fabric they call a bolt. :)
Of course I am making all of this up but dang it sounds good
Re:In My Opinion, Cisco Should Be Worried (Score:5, Funny)
Reading TFA, It is basically saying that the loss of Google alone as a customer would doom Juniper. It doesn't matter if Google shares its technology or not as far as Juniper is concerned.
Re:All that I need now is google underwear! (Score:5, Funny)
I loved getting the big yellow Google box at my last job. And it came with a black Google t-shirt too! I had one job setting up a NOC for sextracker.com back in the day. I ordered 10,000ft of Cat5 in hot pink. Made it easy to find my stuff in the colo.
Re:In My Opinion, Cisco Should Be Worried (Score:3, Funny)
I for one welcome my new free, yet perpetually in beta router.
All you have to do is let them monitor all of the traffic that goes through them so they can data mine it for useful but anonymous markeing information.
Re:All that I need now is google underwear! (Score:4, Funny)
serverbay watch
Re:I can see it now... (Score:5, Funny)
I'd be rather surprised if "ping 192.168.1.20" resulted in trying to ping 192.168.1.200. Might want to check your network settings or something.
That was the auto-complete feature. :D
Re:one more reason... (Score:4, Funny)
the CCNA really isn't that hard of a cert to get..
It took me many months to pass my Can't Configure Network Anymore (CCNA) exam, you insensitive clod!
I'm planning to take Can't Control Network Protocols (CCNP) at age 50, and
Can't Configure It Effectively (CCIE) at age 75.
See definitions [cnp-wireless.com].
Old news - Google broadband in 2007 (Score:4, Funny)
This is old news and was announced almost two years ago http://www.google.com/tisp/ [google.com]
Re:Not in "hardware business," won't sell routers (Score:2, Funny)