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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.unix.solaris,comp.os.linux.misc Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!metro!metro!asstdc.scgt.oz.au!nsw.news.telstra.net!act.news.telstra.net!imci3!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.kei.com!news.thenet.net!uunet!in2.uu.net!news.interactive.net!onyx.interactive.net!not-for-mail From: ritz@onyx.interactive.net (Chris Mauritz) Subject: Re: Benchmarking different Unix Operating Systems Distribution: inet X-Newsreader: TIN [UNIX 1.3 unoff BETA release 960817] X-Nntp-Posting-User: ritz Sender: news@interactive.net (System Administrator) Organization: IBS Interactive, Inc. Lines: 42 Message-ID: <DxHFFo.EHL@interactive.net> References: <aak2.842008017@Isis.MsState.Edu> <50p41e$1ie@nnrp1.news.primenet.com> <32305b37.590852758@news.intellistar.net> <aak2.842255270@Isis.MsState.Edu> <Pine.GSO.3.95.960909083306.1195F-100000@mercury.kosone.com> X-Trace: 842300772/17804 X-Nntp-Posting-Host: onyx.interactive.net Date: Mon, 9 Sep 1996 20:26:12 GMT Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:26967 comp.unix.solaris:82028 comp.os.linux.misc:128108 I was using an older version of FreeBSD (2.0R) on the following system and it easily handled over 400k hit/day as a web server. 486 DX4/100 Buslogic BT-445 VLB SCSI controller 32mb RAM 256k cache 1 2gig Barracuda 1 1gig Fujitsu (subsequently failed) 3COM 3C509 ethernet card Even during peak usage, top and "vmstat -systat" showed the machine to be 80-90% idle. Chris In comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Steve Cole <coles@post.kosone.com> wrote: : What benchmark were you using? Regardless, I can't understand how your : Solaris box could crash as you're saying - we have had our Solaris x86 box : stay up as long as 60 days without incident (P133, 128MB RAM, 12GB, : extremely heavy usage). In fact, considering the PC hardware I'm quite : surprised how well it hangs together. Performance isn't on par with the : Ultra 1 by a long shot, but it's not so bad. Linux on the same box melted : under the load... which is why I'm skeptical <grin> : We're using a 3Com card, Adaptec SCSI-II controller, Pentium 133. : Cheers, : Steve |President & Systems Administrator, Kingston Online Services : |613-549-8667 Voice coles@limestone.kosone.com Internet : |(e pluribus unix) 3xT-1! URL: http://www.kosone.com/kos/ : |Business and Education partners in SouthEastern Ontario 1993-> : | : |"Through the firewall, out the router, down the T1, across the : | backbone, bounced from satellite, it's nothing but net." -- Christopher Mauritz | For info on internet access: ritz@interactive.net | finger/mail info@interactive.net OR IBS Interactive, Inc. | http://www.interactive.net/