32bit vs 64bit Linux

[Lisa Kachold]

Stephen,

On Fri, May 31, 2013 at 2:11 PM, Stephen Rufle <stephen.p.rufle at cox.net>wrote:

>  My only compatibly issue was getting the VPN tunnel that my job uses to
> work in 64 bit.
> Juniper network-connect software on Ubuntu not sure what version, but it
> was around 2011. My advice is to do a 64 bit install and then do a tests
> with your personal list of high priority software.
>

OpenVPN works wonderfully with Juniper VPN's; completely supplanting the
Network-Connect application.

http://vpnthebestvpn.com/vpn1/juniper-vpn-64-bit.html

>
>
> On 5/31/13 9:28 AM, keith smith wrote:
>
>
> Hi,
>
> Even though I have 64bit hardware I always install the 32bit version of
> Linux.  I do so because of the past discussions on this list that made me
> believe the 32bit OS was better because 64bit caching is actually slower
> due to the requirement that the cache be filled to a certain point before
> it is moved.  I think I recall something about the amount of RAM having
> some effect here also.
>
> Using a 32bit version over a 64bit version seems counter intuitive,
> however that is what I have taken away from these conversations about 32bit
> vs 64bit Linux.
>
> I'm using CentOS 6.x on a LAMP server that gets a low amount of traffic.
> However I may make the jump to Linux on my desktop this summer. (this will
> be my 3rd attempt to become M$ free except one VM so I can use IE for
> testing) I think all of my hardware is 64bit.
>
> So that begs the question, is 32bit better than 64bit or do I not
> understand the issue?
>
> Thank you for your feedback.
>
> Keith
>
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