On 12/20/09 16:22, Chan Chung Hang Christopher wrote: > Les Mikesell wrote: >> Timo Schoeler wrote: >>>> What about NetBSD? I heard that NetBSD has the best network stack out >>>> there. Maybe NetBSD with pf is the best choice? >>> NetBSD is a very nice OS, I personally like it most (out of all BSDs out >>> there); however, as can be read on >>> >>> http://www.netbsd.org/docs/network/pf.html >>> >>> there's the 'usual lag': OpenBSD implements feature X in 4.6, wait some >>> time to see it implemented elsewhere. >>> >>> One of the biggest strengths of OpenBSD is that it's really a completely >>> rounded piece of work. Keep it that way. pf will perform best on >>> OpenBSD, with all the nice features it has. >> >> Has anyone used Firewall Builder to create a complex set of iptables >> rules? Or compared performance where it built the same thing for >> linux/iptables and bsd/pf? >> > > > Are you joking? That piece of crap just puts everything into one single > chain. I never EVER use Firewall Builder after I saw the results the > first time. > > For a BRIDGING firewall, there is absolutely NO WAY that Linux/netfilter > can keep up with OpenBSD/pf. I doubt that Linux/netfilter can even reach > half the performance of OpenBSD/pf. Have you got some figures to back that up? Everybody's saying OpenBSD's pf performance is superior, yet nobody has posted some proof. Glenn