[users@httpd] apache bench -k switch

When I add the -k switch during my benchmarks, my requests per second increases substantially. Can someone explain to me what -k does? Is it simply re-using the sockets opened? Is it more or less realistic (mimics real world traffic) to have the -k switch?

Re: [users@httpd] Re: ab not working, saying bind: address family not supported by protocol family 47

vardbusiness.org | Cell:(978) 317-3614 > > On Dec 16, 2011, at 2:28 PM, S Ahmed wrote: > > > Any comments on this issue? > > > > > > On Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 9:24 PM, S Ahmed wrote: > > ab -n 100 -c 1 http://localhost:8080/ > > > > his is Apache

[users@httpd] Re: ab not working, saying bind: address family not supported by protocol family 47

Any comments on this issue? On Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 9:24 PM, S Ahmed wrote: > ab -n 100 -c 1 http://localhost:8080/ > > his is ApacheBench, Version 2.3 <$Revision: 1178079 $> > Copyright 1996 Adam Twiss, Zeus Technology Ltd, http://www.zeustech.net/ > Licensed to The Apach

[users@httpd] ab not working, saying bind: address family not supported by protocol family 47

ab -n 100 -c 1 http://localhost:8080/ his is ApacheBench, Version 2.3 <$Revision: 1178079 $> Copyright 1996 Adam Twiss, Zeus Technology Ltd, http://www.zeustech.net/ Licensed to The Apache Software Foundation, http://www.apache.org/ Benchmarking localhost (be patient)...bind: Address family not s