Re: Debian Proxy Server
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Ron Johnson wrote:
> On 09/28/06 20:27, Jay Zach wrote:
>>> Ron Johnson wrote:
>>>> On 09/28/06 14:18, Jay Zach wrote:
>>>>> houkrc@ssjpitt.org wrote:
>>>>>> Dear Debian Support,
>>>> [snip]
>>>>> 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.
>>>> The IpCop About page mentions Linux Firewall Distribution about 85
>>>> times, but not web caching and filtering.
>>>>
>>>
>>> It has web caching builtin --
>>> http://www.ipcop.org/1.4.0/en/admin/html/services.html#services_webproxy
>>>
>>> Filtering is accomplished by easy to install addons that include Dan's
>>> Guardian or urlfilter. Advanced Proxy is also available as an addon and
>>> gives more caching control, and advanced options like ldap
>>> authentication, all done through an easy to use html interface (although
>>> installing the addons requires following a few simple steps through
>>> ssh). Here is a site that has many, many addons for IPCop, including
>>> Cop+ which includes Dan's Guardian...
>>> http://firewalladdons.sourceforge.net/
>>>
>>> IMHO, it's a lot simpler to set up for someone new to linux, but there
>>> may be exceptions.
>
> Good to know. OP is pretty insistent that he only wants caching &
> filtering. Since IPcop is the Linux *Firewall* Distribution, will
> it try to force itself into also being firewall, gateway, etc?
>
> --
> Ron Johnson, Jr.
> Jefferson LA USA
>
> Is "common sense" really valid?
> For example, it is "common sense" to white-power racists that
> whites are superior to blacks, and that those with brown skins
> are mud people.
> However, that "common sense" is obviously wrong.
I guess I misread the part of the OP about the firewall/router, for some reason,
I thought they were going to replace that, also. I'm pretty sure IPCop wouldn't
mind not being the gateway, but it might not be quite as good a choice as I was
thinking. I see where you're coming from, now ;)
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