On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 19:16, Josh Luthman <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com>wrote:
> Sounds like an HTTP proxy doesn't it? > > I'm running for the hills!!! > ziproxy specifically is exactly that - they even say you have to use it as your proxy, either by configuring your users' PCs accordingly, or with some firewall trickery. Not sure about Propel, but I'd guess it's the type that requires client software be installed on users' computers (especially since they mention things like RADIUS support on their Web site). This isn't necessarily bad, and having something installed client-side probably lets you get better data compression. You're not limited to things like JavaScript optimization and recompressing JPEGs; you can go full-blown "bundle files together using better algorithms." If your network is really stretched, and your budget is similar, I could see some benefits here. ziproxy probably would let you save a bit on your upstream bandwidth, since it appears to have a Squid-like Web caching component. (Several years ago, my employer did basically the same thing, having a second Internet connection brought in temporarily, and we used Mikrotik's Web cache package and some firewalling to save some bandwidth on the "real" upstreams. Aside from a few weird problems with certain customers whose in-house stuff really didn't like being proxied and cached, it worked well enough.) David Smith MVN.net -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
