Search Again: Re: Performa 475? From: Paul Willis Date: Wednesday, November 22, 2000 Time: 3:51:03 am >>I'm soliciting comments about using Quick DNS Pro to serve 21 domains from a >>Performa 475. >> >>The 6100 I was intending to use is suffering from a life-threatening power >>supply problem and is no longer a good choice for a DNS server. That leaves >>with the option of either buying a refurbed 6100 (not a bad solution, but >>it's not free, either) or using the old 475 I salvaged from a newspaper >>we're closing next week. >> >>I tweaked the 475 today with a stripped-down OS 8.1, ANA 3.6, and QDNS Pro. >>It has 20MB of RAM and seems to be running fine. >> >>The question is: can it handle the load and remain speedy in the process? Or >>should I just give up and switch to another box? > > >Seth, you crack me up! Multi Processor G4's to a t3's VPN and a performa 475? > >pcliquidator.com has 6100's for $22. > >What is the current load on your DNS? I don't think I'd put a >mission critical service on a box that old, regardless of >performance. We ran over 50 domains from a 475 for quite a while before we upgraded QDNS to a PowerPC.

Messages In This Thread: Performa 475? by Seth Long on Nov 21, 2000 at 5:03:15 pm Re: Performa 475? by Aaron Lynch on Nov 21, 2000 at 7:46:15 pm Re: Performa 475? by Paul Willis on Nov 22, 2000 at 3:51:03 am Re: Performa 475? by Seth Long on Nov 22, 2000 at 10:17:59 am Re: Performa 475? by Global Homes Webmaster on Nov 22, 2000 at 10:42:21 am Re: Performa 475? by Joseph D''Andrea on Nov 22, 2000 at 11:06:49 am Re: Performa 475? by Seth Long on Nov 22, 2000 at 11:29:52 am Re: Performa 475? by Global Homes Webmaster on Nov 22, 2000 at 11:55:44 am Re: Performa 475? by Seth Long on Nov 22, 2000 at 12:23:46 pm Re: Performa 475? by Tom Wiebe on Nov 22, 2000 at 3:04:20 pm