houkrc@ssjpitt.org wrote: > Dear Debian Support, > > Our K-8 elementary/middle school is considering the use of a Debian Linux > machine as a cache proxy server and web filter. We have a strictly > Windows environment at this time and have No Linux experience. > > I was reading some of the Debian documentation on your web site and have a > computer science background. I have read an article titled "How To Set Up > A Debian Linux Proxy Server" and remember using Unix in the early 1980's. > > My question is: Can I set up an i386 computer with Debian Linux, Squid, > and a webfilter (SquidGuard or DansGuardian) to act as a cache proxy > server on our network? We already have a gateway (router) and a > file/printer server (Windows Server 2003). I just want the Linux machine > to act as a cache proxy server and web filter. I do NOT want the Linux > machine to act as a router/gateway. I do NOT want the Linux machine to > act as a web page or e-mail server. > > I realize that I will need to configure our web browsers to utilize the > proxy server. > > Is the use for Debian Linux a good choice for this application? > > Randy Houk > Saints Simon and Jude School > Pittsburgh, PA USA > > Although, I use Debian for everything else Linux, I use IPCop (http://ipcop.org) for what you are wanting. I think it would be a lot simpler for you to setup for that purpose than Debian, as that is what it's designed to do from the ground up. -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No man is an island if he's on at least one mailing list. Wednesday Sep 27, 2006 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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