Peter,
Why is an extra PC required?
-Jeff
-----Original Message-----
From: Peter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 09:32 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [sambar] tweaks {10}
No it's not a caching proxy instead it uses a memory cache - not the same thing. You could try smoothwall which is both a firewall and caching proxy or squid. In either case you need a extra PC.
Peter
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rodney Richison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 9:20 AM
Subject: [sambar] tweaks {09}
> Umm, I just read the Sambar Doc's on proxy and it said it does not "cache".
> It has not caching engine. Suggestions?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dave Culbertson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 6:06 AM
> Subject: [sambar] tweaks {08}
>
> Sure, if the file is in your proxy cache already, it's like having the file
> on your local hard disk available immediately. You won't see the delays in
> the download that you normally get (during the download) when you go to MS
> Windows Update. The problem is that you can't really control what you keep
> in the proxy itself. It's a FIFO system whereby a file only lives in the
> proxy for a certain period of time. This can be very good when Microsoft
> issues a new critical update and if you have dial-up users (or Networked LAN
> users) who all want the update within a short period of time. The downfall
> is that if a site is updated and you have the older version proxied that
> there is the worry that you present the older version of the webpage or file
> to the caller. It's similiar to looking something up on google then clicking
> on a hot link to the file versus clicking on the cached version of the same
> link. Some proxied systems have smarts in regard to this taking a look at
> the file to see if there are changes and if so replacing the file in the
> cache or proxy.
>
> Dave Culbertson
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