>> I think Eris is saying that this makes Plan >> 9's resource requirements grow with the number of hosts behind the >> gateway -- not just with the number of connections through it like >> Linux. > > I don't quite follow. If by resources you mean process related resources > than I would agree. My very first comment didn't have anything to do > with process related resources.
I did mean the extra processes, and I assumed that was what Eris was referring to. > And for the TCP related resources I > maintain that the amount of overhead in Plan9's case is definitely > comparable to a Linux's case. Right. Micah