Alfred Perlstein wrote:
* ithilgore -- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [080204 06:59] wrote:
I 'd like to learn what are the basic differences ( pros and cons ) between
the
FreeBSD network stack and the other OSs' ( especially linux )
I know that linux has had everything rewritten from scratch as far as the
implementation of tcp-ip and the sockets are concerned and would like to
know if this has made it actually more robust or state-of-the-art than
FreeBSD's or the opposite.
Some actual technical details and references would be appreciated.
Linux's stack hasn't been rewritten from the BSD one, it was written
from scratch.
Linux's tcp/ip stack has been rewritten many times over the years
with the promise of large performance gains.
The fact of the matter is that the performance on the "bleeding
edge" of both systems, FreeBSD and Linux, is about the same.
From a BSD proponent's perspective, I would take the pragmatic
viewpoint that everytime Linux reinvents its stack to get performance
or some other feature FreeBSD isn't far behind with a relatively
minor change to its stack to accomplish the same feat.
-Alfred
This means less work for the same gain, if it is as you say.
As far as special cases are concerned, has FreeBSD taken extra care for
them ?
Like for example error checking on more things or
additional care for a special bad condition not to happen.
What about the security hardening ? Would the FreeBSD network stack
succumb less easily to attacks (supposing one doesn't use any additional
protection mechanism ) ?
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