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Xref: sserve comp.os.linux.networking:9954 comp.os.ms-windows.networking.tcp-ip:12832 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:3501 Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!news.sprintlink.net!news.azstarnet.com!sun.cais.com!news.iac.net!sun4ow!news.cistron.nl!not-for-mail From: dth@cistron.nl (Danny ter Haar) Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.ms-windows.networking.tcp-ip,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Internet service providing-which OS? Date: 23 Jul 1995 19:24:36 +0200 Organization: Cistron Internet Services - the Netherlands Lines: 48 Message-ID: <3uu0kk$55g@picard.cistron.nl> References: <3ue5qa$ain@panix.com> <id.0ASL1.EQ9@nmti.com> <DC2KAn.J9@iglou.com> <id.UBTL1.RX9@nmti.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: picard.cistron.nl peter@nmti.com (Peter da Silva) wrote: > >Kernel PPP shouldn't chew up much ram per port. > Our terminal server: cs-1.alphen.cistron.nl 486Dx2/66 with 8mb RAM and 40 Mb harddisk 15 modems attached to it ( 13 modems to cyclades and 2 on the standard com ports since we have 3 defective ports on the cyclade 16) Linux version 1.2.11 (miquels@Q.cistron.nl) (gcc version 2.6.3) #1 [cs-1.alphen.cistron.nl] Memory: Total Used Free Shared Buffers Mem: 7056 6776 280 4968 2508 Swap: 8244 276 7968 Bootup: Mon Jul 10 08:44:10 1995 Load average: 0.03 0.03 0.00 1/31 user : 0:23:00.77 0.1% page in : 42989 disk 1: 789524 nice : 0:00:00.00 0.0% page out: 811490 system: 3:29:31.76 1.1% swap in : 97096 idle : 13d 6:41:31.90 98.8% swap out: 246 uptime: 13d 10:34:04.40 context : 8682675 irq 0: 116124443 timer irq 8: 0 irq 1: 8 keyboard irq 9: 0 irq 2: 0 cascade+ [4] irq 10: 165902914 cyclades irq 3: 125441162 serial irq 11: 0 irq 4: 2854940 serial+ irq 12: 0 irq 5: 0 irq 13: 1 math error irq 6: 0 irq 14: 2487696 ide0+ irq 7: 0 irq 15: 16006122 ne2000 As you see the irq's from the cyclades are 1.5 the timer irq's cool isn't it ? This machines handles al ppp/slip connections from incoming calls. It has only 8mb ram and is still happy with it . Danny -- Danny ter Haar, dth@cistron.nl Cistron Internet Services Mail info@cistron.nl An independent Dutch Internet Provider for more information <A Href = "http://www.cistron.nl/">CIS</A> +31-1720-19445 (Voice) 30979 (Fax) 42580 (Data) - Alphen a/d Rijn