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Re: Internet Backbone Index
From: Joe Shaw <jshaw () insync net>
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 1997 07:44:38 -0500 (CDT)
I would think that as long as he's got some UN*X variant/flavor on there, that a p90 would be enough. Now, had he put Microsoft NT/IIS on there, it probably wouldn't be able to handle the os, much less running web services. You'd be suprised at how silly a UN*X flavor can make an NT box look when you compare them side by side. Hell, I know someone that runs 4 heavily traveled non-profit websites on a 486sx33 with 4 megs of ram and a couple of megs of hardrive space running FreeBSD. They get a couple a decent amount of hits a day, and never even burp. When people find out that it's only a 486sx33, they are usually quite impressed. All I can say is that you could not do that with a microsoft product. Joe Shaw - jshaw () insync net NetAdmin - Insync Internet Services "Learn more, and you will never starve." - Paraphrase of Lee I know this is slightly off topic, and I'll stop right here... Hope everyone else has the sense to do the same. On Thu, 26 Jun 1997, Joseph T. Klein wrote:
Is the NAP.NET web server still a 90MHz Pentium running BSDI? Chris A. Icide wrote:Interesting enough, Take this little tidbit. The methodology in general was performance testing of the backbone's web site. (Which in itself is probably an accurate measurement goal for the level of subscribers to that magazine) However, Nap.Net's web site was sitting behind a Fractional T1 off of our chicago node while the web page was being overhauled during this test period. So, the rating for Nap.Net reflects a Fractional (actually 22 channels) T1 performance. This is interesting in the light that Nap.Net still scored above the average and the median. Chris ---------- From: Sean Donelan[SMTP:SEAN () SDG DRA COM] Sent: Thursday, June 26, 1997 5:34 PM To: nanog () merit edu Subject: Internet Backbone Index I guess it was only a matter of time. The Keynote/Boardwatch Internet Backbone Index http://www.keynote.com/measures/backbones/backbones.html I'm not going to comment on the methodology flaws, but it does show what will fill the information gap. I do like the line "The world's fastest network provides good service to its users only if it does a good job of connecting to the rest of the Internet." Unfortunately I don't think this study really shows that. -- Sean Donelan, Data Research Associates, Inc, St. Louis, MO Affiliation given for identification not representation-- Joseph T. Klein | mailto:jtk () titania net Chief of Development | http://www.titania.net
Current thread:
- Internet Backbone Index Sean Donelan (Jun 26)
- Re: Internet Backbone Index Larry Vaden (Jun 26)
- Re: Internet Backbone Index Justin W. Newton (Jun 27)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- RE: Internet Backbone Index Chris A. Icide (Jun 26)
- Re: Internet Backbone Index Joseph T. Klein (Jun 26)
- Re: Internet Backbone Index Tim Gibson (Jun 27)
- Re: Internet Backbone Index Joe Shaw (Jun 27)
- Re: Internet Backbone Index Joseph T. Klein (Jun 26)
- RE: Internet Backbone Index Chris A. Icide (Jun 27)
- Re: Internet Backbone Index David P. Maynard (Jun 27)
- Re: Internet Backbone Index Art Houle (Jun 28)
- Re: Internet Backbone Index David P. Maynard (Jun 27)
- Re: Internet Backbone Index Stan Barber (Jun 27)
- Re: Internet Backbone Index Jack Rickard (Jun 27)
- Re: Internet Backbone Index Justin W. Newton (Jun 27)
- Re: Internet Backbone Index Stan Barber (Jun 27)
- Re: Internet Backbone Index Sean Donelan (Jun 27)
- Re: Internet Backbone Index Tim Flavin (Jun 27)
- Re: Internet Backbone Index Scott Huddle (Jun 28)
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- Re: Internet Backbone Index Larry Vaden (Jun 26)