[K12OSN] 8 GB RAM on 32-bit Edubuntu with AMD 64 processors

[Tom Wolfe]

Jim, do you use VLAN on the 24-port gig switches with one server NIC per 
VLAN or is it all on the same physical LAN?

Regards,
Tom Wolfe


On Wed, 28 Nov 2007, Jim Kronebusch wrote:

> On Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:33:36 -0800, Huck wrote
>> Yay, I look forward to hearing the outcome.
>>
>> Usually at another location(high school this time) if I get 20 clients
>> concurrent using FireFox and flashy stock report/trading sites(for
>> example, yeah they use in econ class)...with a SINGLE GiG NIC network
>> degradation happens quickly, normal application use(OpenOffice and the
>> like is just fine with double that amount of concurrent users)
>>
>> --Huck
>
> I also run no more than 15-20 clients per gig up-link to the switches.  Otherwise that
> would be a new bottleneck.  So I have 6 gigabit nics into a 24-port gig switch, and from
> that same switch I feed 6 other Dell 2324 switches (gig up-link, 24 10/100 ports to the
> clients), and no more than 15-20 clients per Dell 2324.  I wanted to overkill on every
> respect, network, RAM, processor, etc.  At this point I seem to be successful.
>
> So I suspect that if Tux Math is limited to 6-10 clients per gigabit connection, I'll
> see the same thing per Dell switch.  But if I spread them out over other switches I
> assume I could get 6-10 x 6.  I'll test this all out and report back.  I'm curious now :-)
>
> Jim
>
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