> -----Original Message----- > From: Ben [mailto:benja@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Monday, October 24, 2005 10:30 AM > To: squid-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Systems Requirements > > > Hi everbody > What is the Hardware Systems Requirements the squid for > 10,000 clients? > > thanks > Regards > Ben > Number of clients is a fairly useless metric. Requests per second certainly more helpful, or expected bandwidth utilization, but you also need to specify if you are planning on filtering or authentication, etc. FWIW: http://www.squid-cache.org/mail-archive/squid-users/200501/0374.html (3200 unique IPs 220 requests/sec 2MB/sec) http://www.squid-cache.org/mail-archive/squid-users/200504/0876.html (4500 unique IPs Unknown req/sec 3.5-6MB/sec) http://www.squid-cache.org/mail-archive/squid-users/200506/0175.html (General information on big Squid installs) Chris
