Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:45:25 -0500 From: Depo Catcher <depocatcher@gmail.com> To: Ed Flecko <edflecko@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Why is the FreeBSD TCP/IP stack the best? Message-ID: <4C731625.4070300@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTin4opE66SZdBLgPqu3Hso5fW8DZPGSVNxsRZ_KE@mail.gmail.com> References: <AANLkTin4opE66SZdBLgPqu3Hso5fW8DZPGSVNxsRZ_KE@mail.gmail.com>
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On 8/23/2010 11:20 AM, Ed Flecko wrote: > Hi folks, > I have several networking books (TCP/IP, Network Security, etc., etc.) > and it seems that several of them discuss TCP/IP in different > scenarios. > > One of the common discussions of different OSes are their own > implementations of the TCP/IP stack. Most of the authors seem to agree > that while different OSes have their pros and cons, most seem to agree > that in terms of pure, network performance, no OS is better that > FreeBSD! > > O.K., now you've got my curiosity... > > 1.) Do you agree? > > 2.) What makes the FreeBSD TCP/IP stack so much better and or > different than other OSes??? > > 3.) Are there any good resources (URLs, books, etc.) that highlight > the differences??? > > Thank you, > Ed 1: I don't know if I would call it the best without more details or some benchmarks. Also really depends on your criteria for "best" really is. That's a pretty general remark. The only info I could find are some old ones, but only tests a few things network wise: http://bulk.fefe.de/scalability/ 2: Again, I don't know if it's better; but it's been around awhile and has been very stable and robust in my personal experience. 3: Sorry, I couldn't find much on google except what I posted above.
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