Which OS should we use?
sp0ng3b0b
sp0ng3b0b at sbcglobal.net
Tue Jan 11 17:48:40 PST 2005
Paul Schmehl wrote:
> We're getting ready to create some new servers from scratch
> (format/install). We've been using 4.9 and 4.10 for a while now with no
> problems. We've got one 5.3 box setup for test purposes.
>
> On this list I have seen comments about instability issues in 5.3.
> These servers need to be stable. Should we install 4.10/11? Or move up
> to 5.3?
I'm in the same boat. I've had mixed results with 5.3. I advise you to
test it out for your needs. If your hardware and apps play well
together, go for it. As a web, mysql and samba server, I've had no
problems.
As an IDS running snort, I've had problems with the nge driver. I need
these NICs for monitoring gigabit links. Simply "uping" the interface
caused FreeBSD to panic. I posted here and opened a problem report, but
got no replies. FWIW, I never saw a kernel panic until I used 5.3, but I
do acknowledge that the technology added is new and results may very.
In the end, I still use FreeBSD 5.3 for servers when I can. I think the
new SMP stuff is great. I don't like using the 4.x line since its doomed
soon. ;)
I also know that Yahoo operates a lot of FreeBSD servers. I would love
to hear their results if they are testing 5.3.
One last comment, I must admit that in order to get something stable for
my IDSs, I installed Gentoo.
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