On Thu, 29 Apr 1999, TFC WLAN 97/98 - IST - ext.2269 (8418269) wrote:
> I think the main limitation for a squid/linux is the maximum
> HTTP/TCP connections suported. So, is 100 permanent connections
> a reasonable number? How about 1,000? Or 10,000 ?
> PS: level 4 switching with Alteon. Current traffic ~ 16Mbps.
> Machines ~ 512MB RAM, 3 x 9GB SCSI, on Linux or FreeBSD.
> Tests already made indicate about 300 permanent HTTP connections.
I do not now what a "permanent connection" is. Squid can support a few
thousands concurrent connections and about 100req/sec on a tuned decent PC.
Squid can support more than a couple of thousands concurrent connections,
but things will start to slow down because of the select-loop overheads.
Alex.
