On Fri, 22 Nov 2002 00:34, Craig Sanders wrote: > i've never had a dedicated server lab. i test things on my workstation > and/or on other servers and/or on my own (as in my personal property) > machines. e.g. i'll do R&D on most things on my home network before i > implement it at work; or i'll test a new nameserver by installing it on > a web server; or test the latest postgres version on my workstation > before upgrading the db servers. if i'm lucky there'll be an old, > retired machine that i can recycle into a test machine. > > at least half the reason i have a home network is that it is a "lab" for > R&D where i can safely experiment with new software & configurations.
That's very similar to my situation. Getting a home network to simulate a network that has 20,000 users logged on at the same time is extremely difficult. -- http://www.coker.com.au/selinux/ My NSA Security Enhanced Linux packages http://www.coker.com.au/bonnie++/ Bonnie++ hard drive benchmark http://www.coker.com.au/postal/ Postal SMTP/POP benchmark http://www.coker.com.au/~russell/ My home page -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
