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From: Paul Nguyen <pauln@cstone.net>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: NetBSD vs FreeBSD, kernel networking code
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 1997 15:33:14 -0500
Organization: Cornerstone Networks
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Paul Nguyen wrote:
Doug Santry wrote:
I know that both NetBSD and FreeBSD are based on the Lite/1 tape.
But
both camps have been fixing bugs in the code. So while both have
a common ancestor, I assume they have diverged a little by now.
What
are some of the differences between the two? I am interested in
new
features and bug fixes. For instance, FreeBSD has T/TCP support.
Does
NetBSD? Are there resource limits that have been fixed in one and
not
the other? Does one handle the SYN_RCVD attack better than the
other?
No detail is too trivial.
DJS
FreeBSD rules on Intel, IMO! I think if you are looking for
multiplatform, you may want to look into NetBSD, but on Intel
nothing
comes close to the development team on FreeBSD, very clear and
concise
project. Also, in an article in Sun Expert not too long ago, they
had
an article on the BSDs, the author goes on to say that FreeBSD has
the
most robust and capable tcp/ip stack in existence, not only BSD but
any
other OSes! That's cause FreeBSD rocks! Now, go get yourself a
2.2.1
boot disk.
-Paul
Just to reply to my last post. I found out the issue of Sun Expert that
talks about this. August 1996 issue and is the "Ask Mr. Protocol"
column.
-Paul