My $0.02's worth re. swap: Suppose you are consistently using 256MB of swap on your fairly up-to-date machine. That means you definitely need to buy and install 256MB RAM, which is dirt cheap today.
Therefore, I think on a modern machine, the swap space should be equal to the minimum amount of memory you will be adding next. Monitor swap usage, and as soon as it looks like you're consistently swapping, go out and buy more dirt-cheap RAM. On older machines with small amounts of memory you used to be swapping for dear life with a multi-user multi-tasking OS like Linux, which is probably the origin of the "swap=3xRAM" rule. Best regards, George Karaolides 8, Costakis Pantelides St., tel: +35 79 68 08 86 Strovolos, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Nicosia CY 2057, web: www.karaolides.com Republic of Cyprus
