[geeks] fw

[Eric Dittman]

> > u know i was thinking about linux 2.5.* kernel just becose there is implemented
> > interupt mitigation
> 
>   All the interrupt mitigation in the world won't give it the stability
> it needs to be an effective firewall.  Remember, this machine will be
> a single point of failure for your network...can you afford problems?

My firewall has been a Linux box for the last three years,
and it has been very reliable and stable.  Not as reliable
and stable as VMS, but then not much is.
-- 
Eric Dittman
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