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From: michaelv@MindBender.HeadCandy.com (Michael L. VanLoon)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: BSD networking advantages
Date: 16 Dec 1995 07:25:41 GMT
Organization: HeadCandy Associates... Sweets for the lobes.
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Message-ID: <MICHAELV.95Dec15232542@MindBender.HeadCandy.com>
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In-reply-to: gajit@cs.utexas.edu's message of 15 Dec 1995 22:17:37 -0600
In article <4ath91$bqb@duckula.cs.utexas.edu> gajit@cs.utexas.edu (Ajit George) writes:
I've seen several statements to the effect of xBSD networking being
better than Linux networking. Can someone clue me into some
specifics. I've heard IP firewalling mentioned...
I currently run Linux, but I'm planning on setting up a LAN gateway in
the near future and would like to consider my options.
The networking advantage comes from the fact that it is genuine BSD
networking code. This is the same networking code that, in essence,
birthed the Internet, and TCP/IP many years ago, only more modern.
This is the same networking code that Sun built a Unix networking
powerhouse out of, in SunOS. That DEC Ultrix, etc. used as a base for
years.
Basically, if it doesn't work with BSD code, it's probably broken.
On the other hand, the Linux networking code is a from-scratch clone.
It is reported to have many flaws and be logically broken by some, and
to be totally perfect by others. The truth lies somewhere in between.
What has been verified by many is that the Linux NFS code is still in
need of tuning and further refinement to come close to that offered in
the BSDs.
Now, Linux has some really great things going for it, I'm sure. And,
if you really really want to run Linux, go for it. But, if your
single most important use is heavy-duty networking, you just can't do
better than a BSD system. And, you just might find they do lots of
other things really well, also.
I feel like I'm writing a marketing brochure... ;-)
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Michael L. VanLoon michaelv@HeadCandy.com
--< Free your mind and your machine -- NetBSD free un*x >--
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DEC PMAX (MIPS), DEC Alpha, PC532
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