plug How much RAM do u need to set up a samba server?

[Matthew Murray]

I am running Linux Slackware - Kernel 2.0.34 on a 486 dx33 along with Samba,
SNMP, SMTP 8.9.0, MYSQL, ORACLE, APACHE, IPFWADM with only 16MB RAM with a
ethernet based hookup to the net.  Load on the machine hits around 0.5 max.
In terms of testing you should be able to configure both samba and SMTP no
probs on a 8MB machine, my LINUX gateway at home is only a little old 386DX
33 8MB RAM, hey it runs :)

- Matthew Murray

Matthew Murray
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+61 08  94211111
matthewm at aone.com.au


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-plug at linux.org.au [mailto:owner-plug at linux.org.au]On Behalf
Of David Buddrige
Sent: Thursday, 4 June 1998 16:52
To: 'plug at linux.org.au'
Subject: plug How much RAM do u need to set up a samba server?


Hi all,

Am currently setting up an "experimental" linux network containing a
linux file-server, and a linux mail server - on two 486 machines we have
lying around, and am then going to use a third win95 machine as a dummy
"client" machine...

the purpose of this is to evaluate linux as a potential OS for general
use on our servers... also to determine how easy it is to set up such a
network (as opposed to a Micro$oft network)...

To achieve this, I have a couple of spare 486 machines to play with -
one with 16mb ram and the other with 4mb... (I was going to get another
4mb sim (for $20) and upgrade this to 8 mb)...

I was wondering, how much RAM would u need to run a samba server?  is
4mb enough?  is 8mb ok?

Would I best use the lower spec machine for samba or mail?

any advice/comments appreciated....

cheers

David Buddrige