1999-06-09-06:03:09 Misha:
> [...] You will definitely have less downtime with Solaris than Linux (yes I
> know *you* personally can run Linux for years without rebooting, thats not
> the point), [...]
Out of curiosity, what _is_ the point then? I've found Solaris to be
routinely and consistently more severly bug-ridden and slower to get fixed
than Linux. Sun hardware tends to be better, and more stable, than any but the
best grade of intel/PC gear, but the OS is poorer --- I'd expect Solaris/x86
to show poorer reliability and stability than a good, well-maintained release
of Linux (or FreeBSD, or NetBSD, or OpenBSD). And I'd expect the open source
OSes to delivery better reliability when run on comparably-good gear.
> [...] but the reality is that a firewall appliance with stripped OS is
> probably the best way to go.
I definitely agree with this, but the OS I'd choose to strip would be Linux.
-Bennett
-
[To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with
"unsubscribe firewalls" in the body of the message.]
