Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Grant <emailgrant@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] 10, 100, or 1000mbps uplink?
Date: Sat, 18 Jul 2009 15:54:36
Message-Id: 49bf44f10907180854r1620b048x156f515e945c313e@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] 10, 100, or 1000mbps uplink? by Daniel da Veiga
1 >> I'm about to sign up for a new remote dedicated system and I'm
2 >> wondering if I should spring for the 100mbps or 1000mbps uplink
3 >> upgrades from 10mbps?  Is there a test I can run to find out?  I'm
4 >> running a lightweight website with maybe 300-400 visitors/day.
5 >>
6 >
7 > Most providers will have some sort of tools to monitor your traffic.
8 > Go for 10Mbps, and if you notice slowdown, or the mentioned tools
9 > report bandwidth problems, upgrade... My guess is 10Mbps is a lot for
10 > 300-400 unique hits per day, but if you serve downloads too, then you
11 > may have problems in the future, as Kyle said...
12 >
13 > --
14 > Daniel da Veiga
15
16 Thanks everyone. I'll stick with 10mbps.
17
18 - Grant