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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!nntp.coast.net!news.kei.com!news.mathworks.com!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!usenet1.news.uk.psi.net!uknet!dispatch.news.demon.net!demon!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!not-for-mail From: brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk (Brian Somers) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Can't see pty's > 16? Date: 18 Jun 1996 05:54:06 +0100 Organization: Coverform Ltd. Lines: 21 Message-ID: <4q5cpe$la@anorak.coverform.lan> References: <4p6po5$ooe@polo.iquest.com> <4p97gj$111@anorak.coverform.lan> <4ponci$648@news.clinet.fi> X-NNTP-Posting-Host: awfulhak.demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Mika Ruohotie (mickey@cantina.clinet.fi) wrote: : Brian Somers <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> wrote: : >pseudo-device pty 16 : question, what value should that be? the highest value is said to be : 64, but i've seen kernel configuration files where it's been either : 128 or 256, what happens when those are given? : is there a need to have more than 64 anyway? It depends on your usage. The more ptys, the more network connections. I don't however know how much overhead is involved per vty. Now may be a good time to allow pseudo-device pty inf ..... maybe ? -- Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....