Re: [squid-users] Is Squid a good choice for a Reverse Proxy?

Thanks for the feedback.

Is it possible to run LVS on MacOSX? (or Squid, for that matter)

Thanks,

Jason

On Tuesday, April 24, 2001, at 08:25 AM, Joe Cooper wrote:

> I've installed a few Squid based accelerators for quite high profile
> sites, though for different reasons. (To locally cache content from
> across an overseas link.)
>
> If you only want redundant web servers, then maybe LVS is more for you,
> and just as affordable (i.e. it's free). You'll just need a small
> Linux box with good network cards and a couple of days to read and
> research, plus a couple more for setting it up and working out any
> problems you find in your setup.
>
> http://www.linuxvirtualserver.org
>
> Good luck. (But yes, Squid will work--but not as fast as LVS, and
> you'll need a lot more RAM for it to operate quickly.)
>
> Jason Ziegler wrote:
>
>> I'm a total Squid newbie, so this is a question for all of you with
>> lots of Squid experience.
>> I'm looking into the best low-cost solution for configuring redundant
>> web servers (Apache 1.3.19 on Mac OSX 10.0.1) for use in the near
>> future.
>> Is Squid a good choice for a reverse proxy? I've read that Squid is a
>> viable choice as a reverse proxy for those who can't afford a hardware
>> solution from Cisco or Coyote Point, and Ralf Engerschall says,
>> "There are some dedicated proxy-software packages (for
>> example, Squid Internet Object Cache, Netscape's or Microsoft's
>> Proxy Server, and Sun's Netra Proxy Cache Server) and
>> hardware-based solutions (such as Cisco Systems' LocalDirector and
>> Coyote Point Systems' Equalizer) that can be used as reverse
>> proxies." -
>> http://www.webtechniques.com/archives/1998/05/engelschall/
>> Is Squid really a good choice against Engelschall's Apache-based
>> solution?
>> Has anyone here actually used Squid as a reverse proxy? If so, how did
>> you like it?
>> Thanks in advance for any help or opinions!
>> Jason Ziegler
>
>
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> Joe Cooper <joe@swelltech.com>
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Received on Tue Apr 24 2001 - 08:13:48 MDT