[Sunhelp] Sizing a DNS server

Mon Sep 25 09:23:15 CDT 2000

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I forget which one it was but 2.4,2.5,2.6 is MUCH slower than the other on
2's...  I think 2.5 was bad and 2.6 was better..

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Gregory Leblanc [SMTP:GLeblanc at cu-portland.edu]
> Sent:	Monday, September 25, 2000 10:02 AM
> To:	'sunhelp at sunhelp.org'
> Subject:	RE: [Sunhelp] Sizing a DNS server
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Paul Khoury [mailto:pkhoury2 at loop.com]
> > 
> > On Sun, 24 Sep 2000 12:42:36 -0500, Reagen Ward wrote:
> > >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.
> > >
> > 
> > While on this topic, what about running Solaris 7 on an SS1+ 
> > with BIND 8?
> 
> You don't really want to run Solaris 7 on an SS1+, trust me.  I've loaded
> it
> on my SS2s a couple of times (64MB of ram), and it's pretty dog slow.
> Unfortunately, I can't stand BSD-style *nix, and Linux is about the same
> speed as Solaris 7.  
> 	Greg
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<P><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">I forget which one =
it was but 2.4,2.5,2.6 is MUCH slower than the other on 2's...  I =
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Arial">-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><B><FONT SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Arial">From:  </FONT></B> <FONT =
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">> -----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">> From: Paul Khoury =
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<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">> On Sun, 24 Sep 2000 12:42:36 =
-0500, Reagen Ward wrote:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">> >I had a lot of problems with =
MacDNS and keep it up, and it </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">> was barely getting</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">> >touched on a 7600.  I'd =
blame the application more than the </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">> hardware / OS.  If</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">> >you can afford to replace it =
temporarily, I'd suggest </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">> experimenting with</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">> >NetBSD on that =
quadra.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">> ></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">> While on this topic, what about =
running Solaris 7 on an SS1+ </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">> with BIND 8?</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">You don't really want to run Solaris 7 =
on an SS1+, trust me.  I've loaded it</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">on my SS2s a couple of times (64MB of =
ram), and it's pretty dog slow.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Unfortunately, I can't stand =
BSD-style *nix, and Linux is about the same</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">speed as Solaris 7.  </FONT>
<BR>        <FONT SIZE=3D2 =
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