Not to sound curt, but how did you reach those conclusions? OpenBSD isn't out until around the 19th.
--- Thierry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > OpenBSD 3.1 or NetBSD 1.5.2.....if you prefere > Linux..Debian. > Thierry > -----Message d'origine----- > De : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]De la part de > Scott C. Kennedy > Envoye : vendredi 10 mai 2002 21:06 > A : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Objet : Best OS (Intel) for running fast Nessus > scans? > > > I checked the archives but have'nt seen any good > answer to this... > Given a standard PIII-850, 512 MB RAM, 18.2 GB > Disk host, which OS > would be the "best" for a Nessus scanning host? > What if I had a dual > processor, would that chaneg your mind? > > > Debian 2.2r6 > FreeBSD 4.4 > FreeBSD 4.5 > FreeBSD 4,6 (due out by June 1st) > OpenBSD 2.9 > OpenBSD 3.0 > OpenBSD 3.1 (soon to be released) > RedHat 6.2 > RedHat 7.2 > RedHat 7.3 > SuSE 7.3 > SuSE 8.0 > All of these work, but which would make the > "faster" scanning host, > with > least compile issues, and most out of the box > security? I lean towards > OpenBSD > for security issues, and FreeBSD for performance, > and RedHat for > compile > ease, but is that the general concensus? > -- > Scott C. Kennedy > Chief Technology Officer > S4R | The Managed Services Company > 2001 East Dyer Rd > Santa Ana, CA 92705 > Cell: (619) 318-4402 > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Web: http://www.s4r.com > PGP: > http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xE27C1102 > > > ===== ----------------------------------------------------------- Only failures don't include failing in their plans ----------------------------------------------------------- __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience http://launch.yahoo.com
