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Message-ID: <950812151534.AA25478@dojo> Date: Sat, 12 Aug 1995 15:15:34 GMT Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!dojo!not-for-PROFS Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.admin,comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.setup,alt.os.linux,comp.unix.bsd.misc From: Mike O'Connor <mjo@dojo.mi.org> Subject: Equivalent to BSD "maxusers" in Linux kernel? Tuning tips? Followup-To: poster Reply-To: Mike O'Connor <mjo@dojo.mi.org> Organization: :noitazinagrO Lines: 18 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.os.linux.admin:24976 comp.os.linux.help:85495 comp.os.linux.misc:56111 comp.os.linux.networking:11833 comp.os.linux.setup:17308 alt.os.linux:4490 comp.unix.bsd.misc:169 My busy Linux server, running various 1.2 and 1.3 kernels, seems to have problems with rejecting or lagging when a couple dozen different TCP/IP connections bombard it. When I was running a similar application load and seeing the same problems on a couple BSDish boxes, I was able to bump up "maxusers" and cause the problem to go away. I'm looking for the moral equivalent under Linux, and in general, tips beyond "more memory" for configuring a box that gets lots of active network connections and pushes lots of data and has few interactive users on it, if any. Please email me with any replies. I will summarize. ...Mike -- Michael J. O'Connor Internet: mjo@dojo.mi.org InterNIC WHOIS: MJO http://www.coast.net/~mjo "A good compromise leaves everybody mad." -Calvin