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From: joe@astph.UUCP (Joe Broniszewski)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.nfs
Subject: Bottleneck with NFS
Message-ID: <56@astph.UUCP>
Date: 29 Oct 90 21:21:33 GMT
Organization: Philadelphia Phillies
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We are going to install a second unix box running ISC 2.2 unix and NFS
as a file server over an ethernet.  I am trying to figure out the best
configuration for a good file server (we are using a 386).  Is it
possible to have a file server that is faster than a larger disk?  If so,
under what conditions (RAM, disk size, kernel parms, etc.) is this true?
If not, what is the advantage of a file server on ethernet?  All/any
help is appreciated.

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