Original question
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>
> Hi
>
> This is a question concerning SPARC performance,
> when it's used as a read-only server for PCs.
>
> Since we're familiar in networking with SUNs and
> TCP/IP, we want to give a global solution for all
> company's PC users, who are working in a common
> environment, that is MS-Windows, Word, SuperCalc,
> TimeLine, compilers and other utilities.
>
> The question is:
>
> Using big hubs (32 or 64 twisted pair ports, one AUI)
> can a SPARC serve 64 or 2x32 PCs, using one or two
> ethernet interfaces? No routers or bridges!
> We suppose the SPARC to serve read-only DOS programs
> and to be local mail relay for the floor's departemental
> PC LANs. The users won't have write access anywere
> except their local PC disk.
>
> Theoretically, yes..., but does someone doing it?
>
Answers
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John R. Brown (johbro@auto-trol.com) explains that 50 PCs(PC-NFS)
are served from a 4/330 (40 Mb RAM) on one ethernet interface
without any problems at all, and the server is already serving
workstations on the other interface. Network traffic is < 5%.
He says however that the PCs got big troubles by latching onto
a NIS server, when putted on the existing heavily loaded subnet.
David Fetrow <fetrow@biostat.washington.edu>, said, a SPARCstation 1
serves 16 PCs with PC-NFS with no problems so far...
Brian Bartholomew - bb@math.ufl.edu - asked if the TCP/IP s/w for
PCs does it coexist with Windows 3.x well.
Thank you all folks.
It seems that an SS2 can serve easily one floor's PCs (50-60), perhaps
in different ethernet interfaces.
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