Hi Guys,
This is a different kind of request for help.
Graham Smith is interested in knowing how well the NetTalk Simple Server (which is the layer on which the web server is built) performs under load.
To this end he has set up a server at a large ISP with plenty of bandwidth. He has also written a small client app which will open connections to this server, and at very specific times will make requests on the server.
This effectively tests 2 things;
a) The number of "open connections" supported by the server. As you know web connections are only open for a brief instant - but it's still important to know if there are any limits on this front.
b) the performance issue, if any, when large numbers of clients make a request "at the same time".
Graham has graciously agreed to make the results of his tests available to the whole NetTalk community (good or bad). From our side we're interested to know the result, and if necessary to set the benchmark against which we can measure improvements.
Graham's page for this test is here
http://www.gsasoftware.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8&Itemid=10So what do we need you for?
Well to make the test valid we need as many people to run the test client as possible. The official test will run from Feb 1 to Feb 14, but if you can please download and run the client, on as many computers as you have, as soon as possible that would be great.
Graham has gone to great lengths to minimize the bandwidth consumed by the test (for each client) and also to make absolutely sure that no identifying information is passed to the server. He has released the source code to the client for inspection so feel free to compile that and run that if you prefer.
Thanks again.
Cheers
Bruce
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