Date: Sun, 13 Apr 1997 17:59:30 +1000 (EST) From: "Daniel O'Callaghan" <danny@panda.hilink.com.au> To: Vincent Poy <vince@mail.MCESTATE.COM> Cc: John-Mark Gurney <gurney_j@resnet.uoregon.edu>, isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Some advice needed. Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.970413175452.10264A-100000@panda.hilink.com.au> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.95.970412022300.17814S-100000@mail.MCESTATE.COM>
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On Sat, 12 Apr 1997, Vincent Poy wrote: > Hmm, will a K5 run as well as a P5 though? Since it might be > faster but what about compatibility issues? As for the ethernet card, > wouldn't a 100Mbps PCI be better? But is 8 megs really enough for a > terminal server? Now how much does the multiport cards cost? K5 works fine with FreeBSD. 8MB is enough, especially if you have plenty of swap. I know of a 486DX4-120 with 8 MB RAM running 30 permanent kernel ppp (/usr/sbin/pppd) sessions. It thrashes like hell during startup, but then it settles down. It is also running gated. I did recommend to the owner that he give it more RAM, though. Note that pppd is mostly swapped out for normal use. As for 100 vs 10 Mbps, calculate the b/w of your modems.... Danny
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