I’ve been sharing my thoughts about various virtualization solutions a lot over the last few weeks. Several people have asked me for my opinions on the strengths and weaknesses of various products. I’ve also commented online about these issues. I’ve decided to list some of my observations in order to have something to refer to, for myself and others. I’ve listed options separately for servers and desktops and by order of aptitude to those roles.

A couple of friends have some Actiontec GT701-wg DSL modems and I wanted to get their DSL modems flashed. The latest firmware (which was released in 2004) fixed a number of issues with those modems. These friends have simply gotten used to rebooting the modem fairly frequently to get their internet connection working properly. So I found some links to the firmware and some supplemental information:

• gt701-wg firmware from Qwest
• New firmware out for Actiontec GT701-WG