Troy, It's an excellent solution as a proxy cache, and has the ability to use ACLs for a degree of security, but I wouldn't implement it if you've been hooked into the Microsoft sales guff that says that a proxy server is a firewall/security solution. Nor would I use it in a situation that requires user authentication (e.g. an environment where some users have WWW access and others don't). You could add some ipfwadm/ipchains packet filtering rules for increased security, too. I think there's a Squid HOWTO available, and there should be a few resources about the place that tell you how to do a "best practice" install of a Squid cache, but I don't know where you'd get them from. Let me know when you find them, and remember that TCO isn't just the cost of software and hardware. :) HTH, Matt Bruce <matt.bruceat_private> Security & Internet Engineer AlphaWest - http://www.alphawest.com.au/ "Illegitimus non carborundum est." :) >-----Original Message----- >From: Troy Henley [mailto:tghat_private] >Sent: Monday, 21 February 2000 10:51 pm > >I am interested in setting up a proxy server for our >office network. Because of the low cost of Linux, I was >interested in using it as a proxy server. Could anyone >provide me with concerns and obstacles to look our for >in this project? Is Linux a good solution for a proxy server? > >Does anyone know of a URL or step-by-step guide to setting up >Red-Hat or some other distribution of Linux as a proxy server?
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