On Tue, 9 Nov 1999, Jeff Mcadams wrote:

Thus spake Robert von Bismarck

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Get a couple Squid boxes and a layer-3 switch, ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ translation: "router" :)

I meant layer 4 switch !

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The cisco cache engine is a good solution for a large corporate intranet, it's next to useless for an ISP as it will do only 2000 concurrent connections simultaneously.

I just can't see purchasing something like that when you've got squid available. Though, having not implemented either solution I can't say this with authority, it just seems like squid is quite capable (more capable?) of handing this than a commercial solution would be.

I also like the possibility of clustering or making a hierarchy out of the squid boxes...that seems pretty slick. :) -- Jeff McAdams Email: jeffm@iglou.com Head Network Administrator Voice: (502) 966-3848 IgLou Internet Services (800) 436-4456

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