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What's New in the FreeBSD Network Stack

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the shiny-new-features dept.

jjgm writes "As FreeBSD 5-STABLE approaches, Andre Oppermann has produced a high-level presentation on the changes to the FreeBSD 5.3 network stack. There are many clever tricks for performance and scalability. Amongst other things, Andre claims that FreeBSD can now route 1Mpps on a 2.8GHz Xeon whilst Linux can't do much more than 100kpps."

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  1. Re:Just wondering... by CaptainCheese · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Why was this modded down?
    Because some moderators just can't be bothered to read the guidelines.

    "Concentrate more on promoting than on demoting...Simply disagreeing with a comment is not a valid reason to mark it down."

    Personally, I very rarely mod things down. This is because I know a lot of people read slashdot with a +3 (or higher) filter just to wipe away the crap.

    And it's also really annoying to get modded down for a heartfelt genuine comment...

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    -- .sigs are a waste of data...turn them off...
  2. Re:It's amazing... by torstenvl · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    You're an idiot. This "FUD" is obviously facetious. hence the quotes around "dead" -- showing that it was someone else's word and not his/hers. Hint: Look at my usage of the word "FUD". No wonder you posted AC.