Re: [cobalt-users] Raq 4i Bandwidth Limits

["Paul" <paulbentz@xxxxxxxx>]

>I have a 128 MB Raq 4i with 20 GB of disk space and was wondering what the
>actual limits of my machine are in terms of what I can reasonably
>serve.  Basically, I have a potential account that will be doing about 60
>GB of traffic per month over the next few months and I'm wondering if my
>Raq can handle it without hurting the performance of my other sites too
>much (the total of the other sites is about 5 GB per month.)

How many other sites do you have?
I'm sure the Raq can handle it (I have a client who has a 128 MB RAM 4i that
runs an adult site...he generates about 50 GB, but he has the Raq all to
himself. It's kind of fun to tail -f the access log and see a new screen of
logs pop up every 3 seconds.)
I would upgrade the RAM on your machine to 256 MB or better yet, 512 MB.

>Are there any sites that tell what a Raq can handle?  Also, I've been told
>that one can put a 2nd Network cable into the Raq to double the
>bandwidth.  If that's true, can I put this other site on the one cable
>while putting the rest of the site on the other cable?

The only site I know of that has performance data is Cobalt's site. However,
they make the things, so I expect the performance numbers are "doctored." I
haven't seen any independent tests out there. I don't know if the 2 network
cables trick is true, I suppose it is, but I have no need for the other
network port. Keep in mind, you still have one CPU, one block of RAM, and
one hard disk, regardless.
Paul