>Do you agree that NT has serious performance problems with IP
throughput
>when compared to Solaris or the free Unices?
No bloody way. I recently clocked an NT machine handling more HTTP hits
per hour than anything else I've seen. I've seen absolutely no
performance problems with IP on NT. Got a bum nic? poorly written
drivers?
>Incidentally, I don't think that this is too important wrt its
suitability
>as a firewall, but to say "there are (no )inherent weaknesses or design
>flaws in the NT IP implementation" is, I think, misleading.
I've heard comments to the contrary.
>I'm more than happy to have an IP drag race to settle the issue, like
the
>adolescent trouble-maker I am. 8^)
Grin, sorry Todd, all my racing machines are on the track right now and
since, as you know, time is money, I don't think you could afford to
have me bring them down to jog around the block with you...;-] Now if
you want to test the performance of my home 56KB Frame Relay link,
that's a different story...;-]
Cheers,
Russ
R.C. Consulting, Inc. - NT/Internet Security
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