Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 28 Jun 1999 10:47:39 +1000 | From | Richard Gooch <> | Subject | Re: FTP benchmark proposal |
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Larry McVoy writes: > The proposal is this: > > a) get VA or Penguin to sponsor the hardware and the test lab, > I'll talk to them and try and make that happen. > b) create a test lab with enough clients to generate the load > with a setup like so: > > [ server ] > | > gbit > | > [ router ] > / / \ \ > / / \ \ > / / \ \ > c c ... c c >
I'd also suggest that the server be set up with multiple 100 Mb cards (aka the Netcraft test).
> d) put all of this behind a benchmark.valinux.com firewall and give > developers ssh access into the playpen.
Yep.
> Any interest in this? Seems like it would be a cool setup for this > and for http test loads. And once we get it going, it might be a > nice setup to challenge microsloth with...
I think it's a very good idea, and I'm kind of surprised that it hasn't happened before this. I think it's time that we pooled our resources so that we can routinely do these kinds of tests.
Regards,
Richard....
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