There's a quirk, when event #64 is triggered, it actually maps to the same result code as 'timeout'. Would call this a bug in the winnt mpm.
Alex Turner wrote: > Joshua, > > Thanks for you thoughts - I would have said the same thing. I forgot to > mention that the max threads per child is set sufficiently high (200) to run > 64 threads already :-( Plus, having max threads per child would not explain > why apache takes several second (over 30) to recover and why no pages were > served at all under that load. It would appear than opening 64 sockets at > once to Apache just 'over whelms it'. > > This issue is definitely more pernicious than just max threads :-(( > > Thanks > > AJ > > > Alexander J Turner Ph.D. > www.deployview.com > www.nerds-central.blogspot.com > www.project-network.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joshua Slive > Sent: 12 September 2006 19:36 > To: users@httpd.apache.org > Subject: TPN POSSIBLE SPAM:Re: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Windows max threads > >> I am load testing apache 2.2.3 on windows XP. If I attempt to open 64 or >> more sockets, it stops serving for a time then recovers. I know this is not >> that the OS is running out of sockets etc because TAG.net handle 256 sockets >> simultaneously without any trouble. >> > > You probably need to raise ThreadsPerChild: > http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mpm_common.html#threadsperchild > > Unlike the unix version, apache httpd for windows does not dynamically > adjust to load. You need to specify in advance (using > ThreadsPerChild) how many clients will be served. > > Joshua. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. > See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > " from the digest: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] " from the digest: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]