[el_duderino]

As a Unix admin who deals mostly with Linux, reasons I'd rather use the FreeBSD network stack:

-Primarily, not dealing with iptables

-Relatedly, love working with ipfw[1] or pf[2]

-Interface names are based on the network driver, which is more consistent and useful (have a question about interface em0? man em[3] )

-A sane ifconfig[4] which is, you know, still updated

-Relatedly, no need for a bunch of different/new/inconsistent config programs (ip vs. ifconfig vs. iwconfig)

-CARP[5] is pretty amazing for redundancy and is stupid-simple to set up in FreeBSD10

-Both the OS and the network stack have been tested for IPv6-only support