I would just like to comment on vmware and SMP. I have a vmware running on a dual PII system. Works flawlessly. There were some issues regarding speed and one other (i/o, i think), but they have been resolved. VMware seems quite dedicated to squashing bugs quickly.
What version of win2k did you install? I've installed RC1 in a vmware session (which goes slower than a regular install), and it didn't take more than an hour. I was installing from the CD. Worked flawlessly too.
I have MediaOne (in Michigan), and the server restriction is for commercial purposes only. They do port scanning on a regular basis. I found this out the hard way when my account was suspended for having sendmail accidentally configured to relay mail. I wanted it open for a couple hosts only, and I screwed up. They know I run telnet, ftp, etc. servers, and they don't care.
I just have to comment on this. I have win2k pro RC1 running on a dual PIII Xeon, and it runs very nicely indeed. Isn't too shabby on on a P133 with 32 MB of RAM either.
Just for the record, I run linux (debian) at home, with NT running in vmware. Linux crashes more often than NT.
This comment really applies to several of the posts, but I didn't feel like posting until I got this far down.
If you follow the lkm (linux-kernel mailing list), you will see that several of the points mentioned have been addressed in 2.3.x. The one that I remember specifically is that throughput now scales linearly with the number of network cards. IOW, linux should perform nearly as well as NT with 4 NICS. I believe that the tcp/ip stack is/will be multithreaded as well, but I'm not certain.
Avi
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Yes, Kurt, you hit the nail on the head.
There are probably a hundred (a thousand?)/.'ers who could take Linux and Apache and merge Apache into kernel space, compromise everything else, and personally release an OS/Web Server combination that could easily beat NT in Webbench. The same goes for Linux/Samba. What they would have created is an O/S with dedicated application functionality.
Funny you should mention it. There are some kernel developers involved in writing khttpd, a kernel thread that serves static webpages. Last message I read about it on klm says that performance has recently matched apache.
This is a *provisional* fix. It seems to work, it seem to be the explanation Alan ---../linux.vanilla/net/ipv4/ip_options.c Wed May 12 16:49:38 1999 +++ net/ipv4/ip_options.c Tue Jun 1 22:11:46 1999 @@ -452,7 +452,6 @@ error: if (skb) { icmp_send(skb, ICMP_PARAMETERPROB, 0, htonl((pp_ptr-iph) Avi
Why ISDN? M1 is 9 months overdue in getting service to my area, I am too far away from the main office for xDSL, and my line is too bad for 56k. Besides, single channel ISDN is costing me $20/month plus another $20 for ISP; i.ow. same as a regular phone line and isp. I get consistent speeds of ~7.5Kps. In short, cheaper, faster solutions are NOT available.
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I would just like to comment on vmware and SMP. I have a vmware running on a dual PII system. Works flawlessly. There were some issues regarding speed and one other (i/o, i think), but they have been resolved. VMware seems quite dedicated to squashing bugs quickly.
What version of win2k did you install? I've installed RC1 in a vmware session (which goes slower than a regular install), and it didn't take more than an hour. I was installing from the CD. Worked flawlessly too.
Avi
I have MediaOne (in Michigan), and the server restriction is for commercial purposes only. They do port scanning on a regular basis. I found this out the hard way when my account was suspended for having sendmail accidentally configured to relay mail. I wanted it open for a couple hosts only, and I screwed up. They know I run telnet, ftp, etc. servers, and they don't care.
Avi
I hope someone can provide contact information so we can voice our displeasure to someone that matters.
Well, since the Jewish New Year is in 2 days, making it 5761, it's actually just under 240 years :)
I just have to comment on this. I have win2k pro RC1 running on a dual PIII Xeon, and it runs very nicely indeed. Isn't too shabby on on a P133 with 32 MB of RAM either.
Just for the record, I run linux (debian) at home, with NT running in vmware. Linux crashes more often than NT.
I've seen win2k Server installed on a P133 with 32MB RAM. Wasn't a speed daemon, but it was usable.
This comment really applies to several of the posts, but I didn't feel like posting until I got this far down.
If you follow the lkm (linux-kernel mailing list), you will see that several of the points mentioned have been addressed in 2.3.x. The one that I remember specifically is that throughput now scales linearly with the number of network cards. IOW, linux should perform nearly as well as NT with 4 NICS. I believe that the tcp/ip stack is/will be multithreaded as well, but I'm not certain.
Avi
Yes, Kurt, you hit the nail on the head.
/.'ers who could take Linux and Apache and merge Apache into kernel space, compromise everything else, and personally release an OS/Web Server combination that could easily beat NT in Webbench. The same goes for Linux/Samba. What they would have created is an O/S with dedicated application functionality.
There are probably a hundred (a thousand?)
Funny you should mention it. There are some kernel developers involved in writing khttpd, a kernel thread that serves static webpages. Last message I read about it on klm says that performance has recently matched apache.
Avi
That's what you get for running a webserver that requires root privs.
This is a *provisional* fix. It seems to work, it seem to be the explanation Alan --- ../linux.vanilla/net/ipv4/ip_options.c Wed May 12 16:49:38 1999 +++ net/ipv4/ip_options.c Tue Jun 1 22:11:46 1999 @@ -452,7 +452,6 @@ error: if (skb) { icmp_send(skb, ICMP_PARAMETERPROB, 0, htonl((pp_ptr-iph)
Avi
Why ISDN? M1 is 9 months overdue in getting service to my area, I am too far away from the main office for xDSL, and my line is too bad for 56k. Besides, single channel ISDN is costing me $20/month plus another $20 for ISP; i.ow. same as a regular phone line and isp. I get consistent speeds of ~7.5Kps. In short, cheaper, faster solutions are NOT available.
Avi