There's several reasons by companies use FreeBSD for firewalls:
- FreeBSD is easy to strip-down and modify
- It's actually faster than Linux when it comes to networking.
When FreeBSD receives a packet, it only does 1 memcpy()
instead of 3 to move the packet from one interface to
another.
- The source is better controlled (I know, that's a matter of opinion)
but from my experience, FreeBSD builds have always been more stable.
- FreeBSD remains a network OS, and Linux is now becoming more of a
general OS, which has to be modified for performance.
Edward Gibbs
Nokia IPRG
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> Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 1999 2:07 AM
> To: 'gill'; Firewalls list
> Subject: AW: Why not FreeBSD?
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> I'd say there's a fair amoutn of FreeBSD deployed for FWs, only Linux has
> been getting much more of the spotlight. I guess FreeBSD vs Linux
> is more a
> matter of taste than a technical discussion. Flame on, techies :-)
>
> cu
> -pete
>
>
> > -----Urspr�ngliche Nachricht-----
> > Von: gill [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Gesendet am: Mittwoch, 2. Juni 1999 05:30
> > An: Firewalls list
> > Betreff: Why not FreeBSD?
> >
> >
> > With all of the discussion about why anyone would not want to use that
> > other
> > operaNTing system, I am inclined to ask the same question about FreeBSD
> >
> > Why not FreeBSD?
> >
> > What is the level of trust/distrust for this OS among you, the security
> > community?
> >
> > How does that rival other commercial *nix OSes and other free *nix OSes,
> > specifically Linux?
> >
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