Re: [squid-users] SQUID + ANTIVIRUS

Hello Nicob:

What about Internet access performance once SQUID / Virus Wall are
introduced? Was the Internet access too slow or was it negligible
after the above setup was introduced?

Regards,
Rohit Peyyeti

----- Original Message -----
From: <nicob@nicob.net>
To: <squid-users@squid-cache.org>
Sent: Friday, June 14, 2002 8:50 PM
Subject: Re: [squid-users] SQUID + ANTIVIRUS

>
> >
> > I don't know if I can hook this up (Antivirus software) to my
existing
> > setup without having to configure individual workstation browsers to
> > redirect to port 80 (on which antivirus software is listening).
> >
> > Anitvirus software actually sits on the gateway and proxies all the
> > requests in & out after filtering it.
>
> > - HTTP -> SQUID -> ANTIVIRUS
>
>
> I would suggest this kind of traffic flow.
> Squid can do authentification and caching, and forwards to the Trend
VirusWall scanner via the cache_peer
> configuration item.
>
> On one of my boxes :
>
> "cache_peer 127.0.0.1 parent 88 7 no-query no-digest no-netdb-exchange
default"
>
> VirusWall is listening on port 88, which is authorized (via iptables) only
on the loopback device.
>
> Works like a charm ...
>
>
>
> Nicob
>
>
Received on Mon Jun 17 2002 - 03:56:46 MDT