Date: Mon, 18 Nov 1996 17:15:35 -0600 (CST) From: Joe Greco <jgreco@brasil.moneng.mei.com> To: ian@gamespot.com Cc: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: scaling number of ftp users Message-ID: <199611182315.RAA03438@brasil.moneng.mei.com> In-Reply-To: <199611181359.NAA22720@gamespot.com> from "Ian Kallen" at Nov 18, 96 02:40:30 pm
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> I've been keeping an eye on the number of simultaneous ftp users
> (using wu-ftpd) and comparing it to what vmstat is reporting for
> free memory. While there seems to be a general downward trend for
> free memory as the number from ftpcount goes up, it does not seem
> exactly linear. How are other folks deciding where to put the limit
> on ftp users?
>
> BTW this is running on a pentium 133 w/ 128 megs of ram.
When your box is swapping more than you'd like, or you are out of {CPU,
network} bandwidth, that's where you draw the line :-)
What you choose is somewhat arbitrary. There is a maximum practical
number of users, but it is not easy to determine, and has more to do
with local usage patterns, etc.
... JG
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