Re: 64 bit Linux

[Olaf Selke <olaf.selke@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Roger Dingledine wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 04, 2009 at 10:38:41PM +0100, Olaf Selke wrote:
>> setting up a new tor node I've to choose between 32 bit and 64 bit
>> Linux. Are there any experience with tor on 64 bit Debian? Does it work?
> 
> 64-bit works great on Linux. Several of the directory authorities run on
> athlon64. Plus, 64-bit does crypto (mostly public key crypto) faster. I
> heartily recommend it.

I took your advice and installed 64 bit Linux on my new Blutmagie
hardware. Besides 64 bit interface counters look much more imposing.

For the sake of performance the server is equipped with a C2 E8600
desktop cpu instead of the default socket 775 Xeon. After some
discussions my box mover Thomas Krenn made a special offer, selling it
without Xeon cpu. Altogether I've spend 1200 euros, so hopefully it
won't be confiscated by german police shortly :-)

http://www.thomas-krenn.com/de/server-systeme/2HE-rack-server/2HE-intel-single-cpu/rm217-server.html

Olaf
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