Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2012 07:30:20 +0100 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: Brian Blencoe <blencoeb@gmail.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Brian Message-ID: <20121211073020.77229345.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <CAPx%2Bti6uJwDmCjbc-rW5zOnEnUr9F1TMn3YX7K0OY_Gf%2BMuj2w@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAPx%2Bti6uJwDmCjbc-rW5zOnEnUr9F1TMn3YX7K0OY_Gf%2BMuj2w@mail.gmail.com>
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On Mon, 10 Dec 2012 10:49:59 -0500, Brian Blencoe wrote: > What security features, set freebsd above other operating systems? First I'd suggest to read on generic UNIX system design which can already be considered a security feature. FreeBSD implements many other additional features. Maybe you'll find those entries useful for investigation: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/security.html http://www.freebsd.org/doc/faq/security.html > What are some high lights that you have for IPv4 and IPv6 routing? Again, the documentation should help you to find out what you need to know: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/advanced-networking.html http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/network-routing.html http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/network-ipv6.html > Why does freebsd handle the networking protocols differently than others, > that makes it better? I'm not sure what you mean by "better". FreeBSD's implementation _differs_ from those of other systems. As FreeBSD is open source, you can inspect all the inner workings to form your own opinion. That should at least give you some inspiration on the "why". FreeBSD's networking stack has proven to be reliable and efficient over many years, and being "ready for the show" (especially in regards of IPv6 features) prior to many other systems. -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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