Cacheing proxy

wellonchompy · 13th October 2002, 11:36 PM

Just a quick question:

Does anyone know of or use a cacheing proxy for windows?

I run win 2k server, and am prepared to pay for the privelige of having a proxy that will cache, for the sake of my bandwidth.

Any suggestions or reccomendations?

baby · 14th October 2002, 6:35 AM

winproxy, I beleive it has caching ability.

mpot · 14th October 2002, 9:58 AM

There are versions of Squid for Windows.

Cheers,
Martin.

chris and chris · 14th October 2002, 2:12 PM

squid on windows SWEEEEET

rainwulf · 14th October 2002, 5:09 PM

do a search for a program called "proxy+"

its has got a free license where it will allow 1 meg of cached data.... a bigger license is available if you look in the right places.

wellonchompy · 14th October 2002, 10:08 PM

Thanks all very much for the suggestions.

I have tried winproxy, it really didn't meet my expectations, or in fact actually work as a cache to any useful level.

I have tried numerous ports of squid for windows, but am at a complete loss as to how to get it to work, almost to the point of trying to get a decent linux distro working again. Does anyone have any experience with it?

Does anyone here actually have one working? It would be nice to see anyone with better luck than me with them.

saba · 14th October 2002, 10:40 PM

Aye, I use Squid as one of my caching proxies (I have several running in a serial configuration).

It was perhaps the easiest to set up and configure. It worked pretty much out of the box, only requiring configuration to its disk and memory usage levels, really.

wellonchompy · 15th October 2002, 12:50 AM

Thank you all very much for the suggestions.

Martin - I assume thats the standard *nix version of squid, and not windows?

I have had squid working before under redhat, but am looking for windows ones at the moment, and have had no luck with the windows port of squid.

I have just installed proxy+, and it is looking very promising.

Once again thank you all.

And if anyone has been successful in getting squid to work under windows, any info on how would be much appreciated.

Cheers, Tristan.

rainwulf · 15th October 2002, 5:49 PM

PM me if you need any info on proxy+

wellonchompy · 15th October 2002, 6:50 PM

rainwulf - proxy+ is still working beautifully for me, its not the greatest cache in the world, but at least it works.

Thanks again

CerealKiller · 17th October 2002, 2:51 PM

atm i'm configuring SquidNT which is squid-cache for NT operating systems (duh!) bit tricky but i'm having fun with it...plus it's free

wellonchompy · 17th October 2002, 3:02 PM

If you have any luck with squid for NT, drop us a PM. I would love to see someone get that beast to work!

13th October 2002, 11:36 PM	#1
wellonchompy Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Sydney Posts: 743	Cacheing proxy Just a quick question: Does anyone know of or use a cacheing proxy for windows? I run win 2k server, and am prepared to pay for the privelige of having a proxy that will cache, for the sake of my bandwidth. Any suggestions or reccomendations? __________________ My Rice PC Stats: CPU: 486 DX2/66 @ 66MHz\|RAM: 32MB EDO\|HDD: 1gb Fujutsu\|1MB Trident SVGA\|14" KTX Monitor @ 640*480\|Audio Excel Sound (unamplified speakers)\|33.6kbps Modem\|10 Mbit NIC

14th October 2002, 9:58 AM	#3
mpot <blank> Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Perth, WA Posts: 5,345	There are versions of Squid for Windows. Cheers, Martin. __________________ [ photography blog \| redbubble \| flickr ]

14th October 2002, 5:09 PM	#5
rainwulf Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: bris.qld.aus Posts: 2,657	do a search for a program called "proxy+" its has got a free license where it will allow 1 meg of cached data.... a bigger license is available if you look in the right places. __________________ derp

14th October 2002, 10:08 PM	#6
wellonchompy Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Sydney Posts: 743	Thanks all very much for the suggestions. I have tried winproxy, it really didn't meet my expectations, or in fact actually work as a cache to any useful level. I have tried numerous ports of squid for windows, but am at a complete loss as to how to get it to work, almost to the point of trying to get a decent linux distro working again. Does anyone have any experience with it? Does anyone here actually have one working? It would be nice to see anyone with better luck than me with them. __________________ My Rice PC Stats: CPU: 486 DX2/66 @ 66MHz\|RAM: 32MB EDO\|HDD: 1gb Fujutsu\|1MB Trident SVGA\|14" KTX Monitor @ 640*480\|Audio Excel Sound (unamplified speakers)\|33.6kbps Modem\|10 Mbit NIC

14th October 2002, 10:40 PM	#7
saba Evil Vizier Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Melbourne Posts: 2,711	Aye, I use Squid as one of my caching proxies (I have several running in a serial configuration). It was perhaps the easiest to set up and configure. It worked pretty much out of the box, only requiring configuration to its disk and memory usage levels, really. __________________ i7 920 ; Asus P6T Deluxe ; 12Gb DDR3-1333 ; nVidia 260 GTX powering 230" LCDs ; 315k SAS RAID-0 and 5*1.5TB WD EARS RAID-5 on a Adaptec 5805 ; Windows 2008 Server and Gentoo Linux ; RME Fireface 800 56-channel 24bit/192kHz soundcard

14th October 2002, 6:35 AM	#2
baby Awaiting Email Confirmation Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 486	winproxy, I beleive it has caching ability.

14th October 2002, 2:12 PM	#4
chris and chris Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Melbourne Posts: 77	squid on windows SWEEEEET

15th October 2002, 12:50 AM	#8
wellonchompy Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Sydney Posts: 743	Thank you all very much for the suggestions. Martin - I assume thats the standard nix version of squid, and not windows? I have had squid working before under redhat, but am looking for windows ones at the moment, and have had no luck with the windows port of squid. I have just installed proxy+, and it is looking very promising. Once again thank you all. And if anyone has been successful in getting squid to work under windows, any info on how would be much appreciated. Cheers, Tristan. __________________ My Rice PC Stats: CPU: 486 DX2/66 @ 66MHz\|RAM: 32MB EDO\|HDD: 1gb Fujutsu\|1MB Trident SVGA\|14" KTX Monitor @ 640480\|Audio Excel Sound (unamplified speakers)\|33.6kbps Modem\|10 Mbit NIC

15th October 2002, 5:49 PM	#9
rainwulf Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: bris.qld.aus Posts: 2,657	PM me if you need any info on proxy+ __________________ derp

15th October 2002, 6:50 PM	#10
wellonchompy Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Sydney Posts: 743	rainwulf - proxy+ is still working beautifully for me, its not the greatest cache in the world, but at least it works. Thanks again __________________ My Rice PC Stats: CPU: 486 DX2/66 @ 66MHz\|RAM: 32MB EDO\|HDD: 1gb Fujutsu\|1MB Trident SVGA\|14" KTX Monitor @ 640*480\|Audio Excel Sound (unamplified speakers)\|33.6kbps Modem\|10 Mbit NIC

17th October 2002, 2:51 PM	#11
CerealKiller Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Sydney King Posts: 5,826	atm i'm configuring SquidNT which is squid-cache for NT operating systems (duh!) bit tricky but i'm having fun with it...plus it's free __________________ [ Folding@Home V5 6500 Club Member \| Skylines Australia \| 2 ways to live... ] "God did not send his Son into the world to condemn its people. He sent him to save them! " - John 3:17

17th October 2002, 3:02 PM	#12
wellonchompy Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Sydney Posts: 743	If you have any luck with squid for NT, drop us a PM. I would love to see someone get that beast to work! __________________ My Rice PC Stats: CPU: 486 DX2/66 @ 66MHz\|RAM: 32MB EDO\|HDD: 1gb Fujutsu\|1MB Trident SVGA\|14" KTX Monitor @ 640*480\|Audio Excel Sound (unamplified speakers)\|33.6kbps Modem\|10 Mbit NIC