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#! rnews 1359 bsd Date: Wed, 24 Jul 1996 08:19:47 -0400 From: "Ed Paquette" <ed@moose.ncia.net> Subject: Specifications for Potential Machines Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Message-ID: <01bb795a.67ab07a0$0433d5cc@ed.ncia.net> X-Newsreader: Microsoft Internet News 4.70.1085 NNTP-Posting-Host: ed.ncia.net Lines: 16 Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!news.wildstar.net!news.sdsmt.edu!news.mid.net!mr.net!news.sgi.com!news.msfc.nasa.gov!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.sprintlink.net!news-stk-200.sprintlink.net!news.sprintlink.net!news-pen-14.sprintlink.net!newshost.oa.net! I want to create two machines, one for EXCLUSIVE dns, and one for EXCLUSIVE mail. In fact, I don't intend on allowing shell on either one of these. My question is, how beefy do I need to make these machines? How much memory / cpu should I have in each one for adequate use? Can I get by with 486/33's with 8MB, or will I need 16? I have FreeBSD running here on my home network on a 386/40 with 8mb. It moves along fine, really. The file system is pretty quick, but it takes a better part of an hour to compile a kernel. =) There will never be more than 50-60 connections on either one at one time. (That's a maximum figure, realistically there will never be more than 15 or 20) TIA -- Ed Paquette ed@ncia.net