On Wed, 22.09.2010 at 15:47:02 -0400, Brad Tilley <b...@16systems.com> wrote: > Either will work fine so long as you purchase good NICs and avoid > cutting-edge (untested) hardware. The only things Linux does noticeably > better is: > > * Dealing with SMP > * Dealing with lot's and lot's of RAM > * Dealing with huge file-systems
Also, Linux is better supported by hardware vendors, and/or much less picky about hardware than OpenBSD is. If you are indifferent between the hackishness of iptables and the elegance of pf, then go with Linux because of the better hardware, and keep your fingers crossed that none of the security problems hit you (you're going to build a firewall, after all, right?). Kind regards, --Toni++
