Re: [squid-users] cache performance

Hi,
I spoke to my ISP and found that option b) is the only one thats going to
work in my case. I need help on how to use proxy-arp on the proxy server to
divide your internal network in
 two parts without renumbering.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Henrik Nordstrom" <hno@squid-cache.org>
To: "Nelson Serrao" <nelsonserrao82@hotmail.com>
Cc: <squid-users@squid-cache.org>
Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2003 2:43 PM
Subject: Re: [squid-users] cache performance

> I would recommend you to have the clients reconfigured to use the proxy,
> but there is several ways you can place it as a transparent proxy
> inbetween the clients and the gateway if you prefer.
>
> Any of the following would work:
>
> a) Create a new network between the proxy and your gateway, and assign the
> internal address which was on the gateway to the proxy.
>
> b) Use proxy-arp on the proxy server to divide your internal network in
> two parts without renumbering.
>
> c) Run the proxy server as a bridge with interception capabilities.
>
>
> Most likely 'b' is easiest to set up.
>
> Regards
> Henrik
>
>
> On Sat, 29 Nov 2003, Nelson Serrao wrote:
>
> > hi,
> > my access.log shows a hit rate of 40%. but all this does not matter much
> > because the linux authentication box i use restricts bandwith of my
customer
> > for obvious reasons. the cache server is on a live ip with a single nic.
it
> > is place in between the router and linux authentication box. i was just
> > imagining the performance it would return if cache server was configured
for
> > use on the lan. this would cause cached pages retreival at lan speeds
and
> > the results would be wonderful. i am looking out for a way to do it. one
of
> > the ways i thought to do this was to place it on the lan but all my
> > customers have the linux authentication box ip as its gateway. the next
> > thing was to use proxy on all client pcs which is a tedious job. any
> > transparent way to do this. thanks in advance
> >
>
>
Received on Mon Dec 01 2003 - 19:44:25 MST