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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.rmit.EDU.AU!news.unimelb.EDU.AU!munnari.OZ.AU!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!swrinde!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in2.uu.net!news.thepoint.net!news1!not-for-mail From: root@dyson.iquest.net (John S. Dyson) Subject: Re: FreeBSD vs. Linux X-Nntp-Posting-Host: dyson.iquest.net Message-ID: <4o1om8$156@dyson.iquest.net> Sender: news@iquest.net (News Admin) Organization: John S. Dyson's home machine References: <318FA7CB.8D8@hkstar.com> <4nmpun$i6@uriah.heep.sax.de> <4nrk6d$14h@Mercury.mcs.com> <31A2A83D.67A89A35@lambert.org> Date: Thu, 23 May 1996 13:20:08 GMT Lines: 17 In article <31A2A83D.67A89A35@lambert.org>, Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org> wrote: >Leslie Mikesell wrote: > >] and networking speed seems reasonable. How would freeBSD be >] better if I don't need greater-than-ethernet speeds? > >Depends onthe loading characteristics for the machine, *exactly* >what you plan to use it for, etc.. > Following on to Terry's comment: Since the FreeBSD networking uses less CPU, it means that more is available for you. Of course, if you need very little bandwidth, then it isn't important. John