Re: Upper bounds of TCP & server processes in Unix

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From: Brenda Parsons - x2403
Date: Fri, 06 Nov 1992 20:21

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In article <Bx7JGy.6BJ@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca> eric@cathaus.utcs.utoronto.ca (Eric M. Carroll) writes:
>
>An issue that I have seen kicked around briefly in these groups, and
>now has arisen locally, is a question about the upper limits in Unix
>for supporting large volumes of TCP connections and server processes.

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>Has anyone tried to drive this class of machine hard in a
>"connection-oriented" client/server relationship? Is there any relavent
>performance analysis literature in this area? Or does anyone have any
>fundamental insight into this problem based on their knowledge of
>Unix?  Any comments on this topic would be welcome. If there are
>vendors that have specifically addressed these issues in their kernel
>implementation, I would like to hear about it.
>

We too would like to explore this field.  Has anyone out there
written any 'client/server' testing software?

This would be useful in determining where the limits lie for each
system and the gains and/or losses achieved from kernel tweaking.

Let's here from all of you LARGE client/server sites out there!

-brenda
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% Brenda Parsons                  
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% 10 Smith Street, Parramatta 2150, Australia
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From: parson@coulomb.pcc.oz.au (Brenda Parsons - x2403)
Subject: Re: Upper bounds of TCP & server processes in Unix
Message-ID: <1992Nov6.202157.2547@coulomb.pcc.oz.au>
Organization: Prospect Electricity, Sydney
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Date: Fri, 6 Nov 92 20:21:57 GMT
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