Re: [FW1] Suggestions/Info for web caching servers

[Jason Witty <jason@FW1-NOSPAMwittys.com>]

All,

We just recently deployed a set of CacheFlow 645's at one of our
datacenters and have had excellent performance with them.  Firewall load
dropped by about 50%, due to the decreased need for the firewall to do
the outbound NAT, we've served over 250 GB of data purely from cache,
and we also installed the optional WebSense URL screening to block adult
sites, etc.  All in all, it's been a very good experience.  

They can be configured to act as a normal proxy, or can be used in
transparent mode with Foundry switches (what we've done.) Just my .02.

Jason

Mark.Boltz@stonesoft.com wrote:
> 
> Larry,
> 
> For Unix, you can use squid. There's also iPlanet's (Netscape) Proxy
> Server, and for NT you can also use Microsoft Proxy. Personally, I think
> squid is the best performer for software based solutions. You can also go
> with hardware boxes like the CacheFlow that another member suggested. If
> you choose a software based solution, you can also use Stonesoft's
> CacheCluster software, which allows you to make a highly available,
> reliable and scalable cluster of cache/proxy servers. You can find out more
> about this, and our other cluster products, at http://www.stonebeat.com.
> 
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