> Assuming you have the concept right, if I have 'MaxClients 50' and
> 'MaxSpareServers 10', there should never be more than 60 apache2
> processes running and I should be able to serve up to 50 simultaneous
> TCP sessions?

I'd guess it wouldnt go past 50.

> Can anyone explain why I have 20 apache2 processes running moments
> after an apache2 restart with 'MaxSpareServers 10' and without more
> than 1 or 2 simultaneous TCP sessions?

Do you have StartServer set to 10 (default is 2 or 3)
Have any TCP sessions recently closed? Maybe the Server isn't
re-cycled until the *_WAIT TCP states have timed out.

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