Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2005 10:36:46 -0800 (PST) From: Dave McCammon <davemac11@yahoo.com> To: Paul Schmehl <pauls@utdallas.edu> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Which OS should we use? Message-ID: <20050112183646.15006.qmail@web41414.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <713FFA5AE5E6C6E47C556A56@utd49554.utdallas.edu>
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--- Paul Schmehl <pauls@utdallas.edu> wrote: > --On Tuesday, January 11, 2005 05:48:41 PM -0800 > sp0ng3b0b > <sp0ng3b0b@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > > > 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. > > > Thanks for pointing that out. In fact, *one* of the > servers *will* be > running snort. I'm not sure what our NICs are, > though. I believe they're > Intel, but I'll have to check. > I'm using 5.3 on a Dell PE750 as a firewall with snort running. Has dual Intel Pro 1000/100 (em drivers). Also have 5.3 running on a PE1750 as a email virus and spam scanner. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My Yahoo! - Get yours free! http://my.yahoo.com
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