RE: Linux of FreeBSD

["Olav Langeland" <Olav.Langeland () activeisp com>]

From: Erek Adams [mailto:erek () theadamsfamily net]
Sent: 26. november 2001 17:16

> On Mon, 26 Nov 2001, Olav Langeland wrote:
> > I am seeking advice on what is best suited for Snort use, Linux or
> > FreeBSD. It will monitor either a dual E3 link (currently at 50%
> > capacity) or a single port producing about 30-40Mbit. Will Debian
Linux
> > handle this kind of traffic without problem, or is FreeBSD a better
> > choice? The machine in question is P3-800, 512MB Ram and SCSI raid.

> Well, you're about to get into a Holy OS War, but other than that...
Friends
> don't let friends use RedHat.  :-)

> Keep this fact in mind:  Run snort on _your_ OS first.  If it fails, or
drops
> packets, YOU (as an admin) will see and notice that.  On stuff you
know, it's
> easier to understand and fix.  Then if you can't fix it, try another
OS.
> That's the long and short of it from the trenches.

Religion wars have been started for less, I know :) I was more
interested in TCP/IP performance issues than "what is the best OS" kind
of arguments, but these days it seems there isnt a huge difference after
the 2.4.x kernel.

Thanks for all the help.

-- 
Olav Langeland <> olav.langeland () activeisp com

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