[Sunhelp] Sizing a DNS server

[Reagen Ward]

I'd wager your Quadra has better CPU than the IPX, but that's just me.
However, the IPX might could handle more I/O than the quadra, as many 040 macs
just weren't built for I/O.  Running BSD on the quadra would certainly help
its stability.

I had a lot of problems with MacDNS and keep it up, and it was barely getting
touched on a 7600.  I'd blame the application more than the hardware / OS.  If
you can afford to replace it temporarily, I'd suggest experimenting with
NetBSD on that quadra.

Reagen

David Rouse wrote:

> At work we run the authoratative DNS server for our domain. The domain gets
> about 200-300 email a day (in and out), 7,000 HTTP page requests a day and
> we have about 50 users (about 10 that are active on the Internet).
>
> Currently we are running MacDNS on a Quadra 610, which I just can't seem to
> get to stay running. I don't think the Quadra has been swamped, it is just
> that the MacDNS software isn't very reliable. I've been thinking about
> getting a small Sun box and running BIND 8. Do you folks think an IPX be
> enough in this situation?
>
> --
> drouse
>
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