Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2005 17:48:41 -0800 From: sp0ng3b0b <sp0ng3b0b@sbcglobal.net> To: Paul Schmehl <pauls@utdallas.edu> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Which OS should we use? Message-ID: <41E481F9.7080508@sbcglobal.net> In-Reply-To: <A034BF162E5FD77EADE4E2CF@utd49554.utdallas.edu> References: <A034BF162E5FD77EADE4E2CF@utd49554.utdallas.edu>
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Paul Schmehl wrote: > We're getting ready to create some new servers from scratch > (format/install). We've been using 4.9 and 4.10 for a while now with no > problems. We've got one 5.3 box setup for test purposes. > > On this list I have seen comments about instability issues in 5.3. > These servers need to be stable. Should we install 4.10/11? Or move up > to 5.3? I'm in the same boat. I've had mixed results with 5.3. I advise you to test it out for your needs. If your hardware and apps play well together, go for it. As a web, mysql and samba server, I've had no problems. As an IDS running snort, I've had problems with the nge driver. I need these NICs for monitoring gigabit links. Simply "uping" the interface caused FreeBSD to panic. I posted here and opened a problem report, but got no replies. FWIW, I never saw a kernel panic until I used 5.3, but I do acknowledge that the technology added is new and results may very. In the end, I still use FreeBSD 5.3 for servers when I can. I think the new SMP stuff is great. I don't like using the 4.x line since its doomed soon. ;) I also know that Yahoo operates a lot of FreeBSD servers. I would love to hear their results if they are testing 5.3. One last comment, I must admit that in order to get something stable for my IDSs, I installed Gentoo.
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