[oclug] Linux as a Caching Proxy and Firewall

[Bill Omer]

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> Ray wote:
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> > I have no personal experience with it, but 'Squid' is a proxy
> > that I have seen mentioned favourably again and again.  YMMV...
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> Squid is best used as a caching proxy, but you need lots and lots of RAM.
> Don't use it as a firewall/ip filter, iptables is much better.
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> YMMV
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Don't use Squid as a firewall/ip filter?   I didn't know it had the kind of
functionality ....

I've been using squid for about a couble of years now on my home lan.  Since
I'm on a 28.8 dial up connection, it really helps allot.   I've never had a
problem with it eating up ram on my firewall machine though.   It works
great for us, I've never had a problem a problem with it.

Bill