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Re: Apache Concurrent Users

To: ranebshekhar@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: Apache Concurrent Users
From: Tim <tim-pentest@sentinelchicken.org>
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 08:06:39 -0500
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> I am doing a benchmark of IIS Vs Apache using QALoad.
> 
> I have following question for u all -
> 
> 1) How many concurrent users and apache 2.0.59 for windows support with the 
> default configuration?
> 
> 2) What are the parameters I can tweak to support maximum concurrent users on 
> single apache (2.0.59 for windows) box?
> 
> 3) How many concurrent user I can support on IIS 6 with default settings?
> 
> 4) What are the parameters to tweak IIS configuration to support maximum 
> concurrent users.
> 
> Note - I am doing a benchmark considering that I am hitting a static page.
> 
> Appreciate for any reference / pointer.


I fail to see how this is related to pentesting.  Perhaps it isn't too
much of a stretch to bring the discussion around to the topic of DoS
attacks against these servers, but your post doesn't even allude to that.

tim

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