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Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!bunyip.cc.uq.oz.au!munnari.oz.au!constellation!osuunx.ucc.okstate.edu!newsfeed.ksu.ksu.edu!moe.ksu.ksu.edu!crcnis1.unl.edu!news.unomaha.edu!news.mtholyoke.edu!uhog.mit.edu!MathWorks.Com!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!howland.reston.ans.net!spool.mu.edu!torn!spartan.ac.BrockU.CA!s1368174 From: s1368174@sandcastle.cosc.brocku.ca (Rob Kreamer) Subject: Opinions? 'net Performance Message-ID: <1994Jun22.182432.27381@spartan.ac.BrockU.CA> Sender: news@spartan.ac.BrockU.CA (Usenet News) Nntp-Posting-Host: sandcastle.cosc.brocku.ca Organization: Brock University, St. Catharines Ontario X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL9] Date: Wed, 22 Jun 1994 18:24:32 GMT Lines: 32 I'm looking for opinions on connecting to the 'net. A company that I am dealing with is interested in providing Internet access to a local school district. This would involve dialup access for teachers, staff, and students into a centralized location. The number of simultaneous connections could reach 200 to 300 during peak usage. The company needs to determine what type of UNIX servers to use to handle this volume of traffic. Choices range of a network of high powered PCs running SCO to Sun to SGI to ... You get the idea by this point. The idea of the high powered PCs is attractive for cost and maintenance, but may lack the performance. Has anyone had experience in this setup? The other consideration is the type of dedicated line to use. The options here are also considerable. The Dedicated 56 is cost effective but may choke on that volume of traffic. T1 is more expensive but may be able to handle the load without problems. T3 is really expensive and should surely handle the load. The question here is, does anyone handle this type of traffic, and what type of lines do you use? The access could require a lot of 'ftp', 'gopher' (incl. downloads), Usenet feeds, and of course e-mail (which could also include MIME). Anyone wishing to voice an opinion would be welcome. Thank you for your time. -- -- Rob Kreamer -- aq338@freenet.carleton.ca TechLink BBS -- (905) 641-5245 -- Maxed at 14400 bps -- 8/N/1 -- 24 hrs --