Re: how many computers are needed?

On Thu, Oct 28, 1999 at 02:13:14PM -0400, giho@bluetown.com wrote:
> i\\\'d like to use squid as a proxy server of internet game stores.
> numbers of stores are about 3,000 and they have about 30,000 pc.
> their computers usually used to do network game like starcraft and chat.
> main customers are students.
> how many computers to do proxy service are needed?
> the computer has 500Mhz cpu, 512M Ram, 12Giga scsi hard.

  If they are not being used to browse the web, Squid will not be used
at all. Squid can not be used as a proxy for network games or chat.

  How many of the PCs would be used to browse the web at one time, and
how fast are the stores' connections to the Internet? If the stores'
PCs are all being used to browse the web, this network might benefit
most from having a Squid on a smaller, cheaper PC in every store, with
a parent Squid for every 100 or so stores.

  -- Clifton

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