how funny. i'm having the exact same problem at my school. this debate will never cease. :) Charles Pelletier Tech. Coordinator St Luke's School
----- Original Message ----- From: "Bsd Neophyte" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Derrick Ryalls" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 5:56 PM Subject: Re: Linux vs. FreeBSD > > --- Derrick Ryalls <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I don't want to start a Linux/FreeBSD flamewar, but I do need some info > > > > I have an associate who will be making major changes to their network > > and want my help/advice. He intends to have a something like this: > > > > ----Web server (Public IP) > > inet ----- router( Public IP) --- / > > \____DMZ (Private IPs) > > > > > > The DMZ will house his mail, misc. servers and workstations. > > > > They might use some CISCO equipment for the router but it would limit > > them to 10mbs, and he would rather have 100mps. > > > > His first thought besides CISCO was Linux, as some of his clients use > > Linux and it is a good idea to use what your clients use. I have almost > > zero experience with Linux, but I am a FreeBSD fan, so naturally, I > > recommended it to him. I tried to give him some of the > > benefits/hinderances to using either, but I am not well enough versed in > > Linux to give good data. > > > > I was hoping someone on this list might have real data/reasons to use > > one or the other. Valid concerns are: security, compatibility, > > stability, flexibility, support, etc. > > > > Some concerns I have with Linux are the variety of distros available for > > Linux, even if clients are using it, which ones are they using, etc. > > Also, I am naturally biased to FreeBSD because I have used it for quite > > a while. > > > i feel i have to be the voice of disent here. personally i feel that a > router is made to route packets, if cost is an issue then go with a > FreeBSD box, but if you can spend a few dollars, get something that was > designed to route packets. > > first of all your concern with the cisco's routers are unfounded. > > your friend can get a 2620 which has 1 100bT port and a 2621 which has > two. Cisco routers are not limited to 10bT connections. even 1700-series > routers allow have 100bT ports. you'll find some decent deals on ebay, > and cisco support is second to none. > > as for your DMZ... i doubt you'd want to expose your private network to > the public. you'd be better off opening the standard ports for whatever > services you need than allowing unresticted access to your internal network. > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Y! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your web site > http://webhosting.yahoo.com/ > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
