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From: "Erik Moe" <emoe@mmcable.com>
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Subject: FreeBSD as monitoring workstation
Date: Fri, 3 May 2002 15:40:41 -0500
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This article talks about a test that compared different OS's and their
ability to perform as network monitor.  To quote the article, "FreeBSD had
the best capture performance and Windows NT had the worst".  Go figure.

http://www.oreillynet.com/lpt/a//network/2002/04/26/nettap.html

Sincerely,
Erik Moe
emoe@mmcable.com


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