Re: Squid over 2 machines?

Bruce Campbell writes:
>On Fri, 27 Nov 1998 roddy@satlink.com.au wrote:
>
>> Hi,.
>> Is it possible to set squid up, so if one machine on the network
>> dies, it automatically uses the other machine as a backup cache??
>
>Yes. Squid automatically does does this if it detects that one of the
>other squids its peering with vanishes. However, for client's web
>browsers, its another question:
>
>> If so how could it be done?
>
>Well, you've got a number of possibilities. Brisnet's Dancer wrote
>something called 'sparent' which is a poor-mans local redirector (runs an
>a machine and just forwards connections equally to the squids which are
>responding.)
>
>Other people have written browser auto-configure scripts which do the
>same.
>
>My preference is for each squid's nameserver to be authoritive for a zone
>'proxy.isp.whatever.it.is' which has its own address listed in there, and
>the ISP's main DNS server lists each squid as NS records for the zone
>'proxy.isp.whatever.it.is' ... provided you keep the TTLs on the A records
>low, you don't notice it, and DNS timeouts keep everything happy if one
>squid fails.
>
>Or, you could go the Connect.Com.Au way and make Cisco happy by buying a
>Cisco Local Redirector - funky stuff (http://info.connect.com.au/)

Or you could save a little more money and buy an Alteon switch, which
performs damn well and costs quite a bit less than the Cisco equivalent.

Adrian
Received on Fri Nov 27 1998 - 01:09:50 MST