Re: fragmentation?

From: RO|_F (snortflip.5.rolf30_at_spamgourmet.com)
Date: 05/25/05


Date: Wed, 25 May 2005 22:40:02 +0200


"Rick Moen" <rick@linuxmafia.com> wrote in message
news:b25bf$4294c2b1$c690c3ba$31136@TSOFT.COM...
> RO|_F <snortflip.5.rolf30@spamgourmet.com> wrote:
>
> > In documentation of Snort for Windows, they talk about large
> > fragmentation due to the extensive logging of snort. I believe in
> > linux, fragmentation is not such an issue because of type of file
> > system. However, I am not quite sure. If fragmentation can become an
> > issue after some time, what tools can be used to 'defrag' ?
>
> I've FAQed this question and its answer. Please see:
> "Defragmenting" on http://linuxmafia.com/kb/Filesystems

Thanks. This was really helpfull!
(i.e. I don't have to worry about fragmentation with linux!)
Rolf



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