I think you meant 250 Kilo _bits_ per second?
I get about 4-5 KBytes/sec with my modem and that seems to work ok downloading 4 to 7 WU's per session. I think you have a very reasonable idea. Al ----- Original Message ----- From: "ssfmhou" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2002 7:00 PM Subject: Should SETI@Home Servers be Capped? > > Sorry about the last post, it was accidental... > > > We've all been experiencing the recent server outages from the SETI@Home > lab.. I figured this would happen sometime because of the many users > SETI@Home is gaining. So, I've been thinking a little on how to improve the > situation. Here is my best idea so far: > > 1) The SETI@Home servers have a cap for every client connecting. I would > make this cap 7kb/s.. Yes, it would be slow. But, it would also allow > hundreds more users to download their necessary packets from the server. > > Real life example: I am using RoadRunner in Houston, TX [77077].. I always > get a download speed of at least 250kilobytes/second. Now, if the speed for > me were capped at 7kb/s, about 35 users [if I did the math correctly] could > download their necessary packets. Like I said, it WOULD be slow, but almost > everyone could get their units. > > More proof that this can work: > [from SETI@Home website] > January 29, 2002 > > The campus wide outbound bandwidth cap is set at 70Mb/s. We are getting > only around 10Mb/s of this during the day but are getting all we need at > night. The best time for connecting varies but is roughly for the 2 hours on > either side of 1:00 PST, or 9:00 UT. > [/SETI@Home Site] > > Now, if this is the worst case scenario, and SETI@Home can only get 10mb/s, > this cap will work wonders. Let's just assume [for now] that everyone > downloads packets at about 40kb/s. If everyone were limited to 7kb/s > downloads, about 14,628 users [if I did my math right again] could download > their units at the same time... > > Who knows, maybe this could be the ultimate solution to the problems!! > > TJ > AKA [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > PS: Please inform me if I did the math wrong. I just thought this up and > figured I'd tell everyone about my brilliant plan.. > > == > Unsubscribe instructions: http://www.talkspace.net/mlists/setiathome.html > This list sponsored by talkspace.net: building space communities online. > Mailing list services provided by klx.communications -- www.klx.com > > == Unsubscribe instructions: http://www.talkspace.net/mlists/setiathome.html This list sponsored by talkspace.net: building space communities online. Mailing list services provided by klx.communications -- www.klx.com
