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08-29-2002, 03:22 PM #1Web Hosting Master
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How much load can a 10Mbps server handle?
I plan to get a server with 10Mbps capped bandwidth but I need some questions in mind:
- How much bandwidth/traffics can it handle in real life? I know ideally, it should be able to transfer up to 3200 GB/month, but with traffics surges up and down unexpectedly, how much traffics do you think it can handle?
- What happens if the server is hit by 200 people at the same time downloading a 5 MB file? Can it handle the traffics or will some people get a "server busy" message? Will it affect the download speed for those users?
Thanks in advance for answering the questions!
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08-29-2002, 03:33 PM #2Web Hosting Master
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Is it a 386 with 2MB of RAM? We need to know the type of content and server specs. Bandwidth is just one possible bottleneck.
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08-29-2002, 03:38 PM #3Web Hosting Master
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Sorry, let's assume it's a P3 1 Ghz with 512 MB RAM and 40 GB HD 7200 rpm server with very low CGI, PHP and MySQL activities.
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08-30-2002, 12:36 PM #4Aspiring Evangelist
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You can have at least 1500GB if not much cgi or php.
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08-30-2002, 01:04 PM #5WHT Addict
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Re: How much load can a 10Mbps server handle?
Originally posted by twrs
I plan to get a server with 10Mbps capped bandwidth but I need some questions in mind:
- How much bandwidth/traffics can it handle in real life? I know ideally, it should be able to transfer up to 3200 GB/month, but with traffics surges up and down unexpectedly, how much traffics do you think it can handle?
- What happens if the server is hit by 200 people at the same time downloading a 5 MB file? Can it handle the traffics or will some people get a "server busy" message? Will it affect the download speed for those users?
Thanks in advance for answering the questions!
Once we did real streamin of 500 People at 56k (4.5KB/sec per user ave)
I dont see any problem handling that much load. Also it depend if u r doing streamin or doing http download. It shouldbe a big problem
One thing keep in mind u better have more ram for more downloads.
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08-30-2002, 01:15 PM #6Web Hosting Master
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The bandwidth would be mostly used for http downloads. Do you think I'd need more RAM or it's already enough?