From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Mar 6 14:02:45 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D41961065674 for ; Thu, 6 Mar 2008 14:02:45 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl) Received: from wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl [IPv6:2001:4070:101:2::1]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BE0AF8FC2A for ; Thu, 6 Mar 2008 14:02:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl) Received: from wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id m26E2Gjc014531; Thu, 6 Mar 2008 15:02:16 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl) Received: from localhost (wojtek@localhost) by wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (8.13.8/8.13.8/Submit) with ESMTP id m26E2CIM014528; Thu, 6 Mar 2008 15:02:15 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl) Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2008 15:02:12 +0100 (CET) From: Wojciech Puchar To: =?gbk?B?wfXOsMTP?= In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20080306150117.P14498@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Some questions about installing a web server. X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 06 Mar 2008 14:02:46 -0000 > I'm a freshman man here. Please do not mind my silly questions. > > I am ready to install a web server, the main hardwares are as follows: > CPU 4-core xeon 5410 * 2 > MEM kingston 2G EEC FBD667 * 2 > HD ST146G SAS 15K * 1 > > I have several questions. > Which platform should I chooses? amd64 or i386? amd64 > Is 4G memory enough for 2000 people online? what does 2000 people online mean. 2000 people fetching WWW page in the same time? if so - pentium 200 with 64MB would suffice :)