Thanx
John Kozitzki
Information Systems Manager
B&W Co-op, Incorporated (http://www.bwcoop.com)
RURAL-NET of Central Michigan (http://www.rural-net.com)
B&W Farm Center / Case IH (http://www.bwcaseih.com)
(517)842-3104 ext. 207
johnk@rural-net.com
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> From: Kenny Elliott <kenny@wild.net>
> To: Gary D. Margiotta <gary@tbe.net>
> Cc: Livingston Portmaster Users List <portmaster-users@livingston.com>;
freebsd-isp@freebsd.org
> Subject: Re: data caching
> Date: Friday, May 23, 1997 1:56 PM
>
>
> I would suggest you take a look at Squid (http:/www.nalar.net/Squid).
It's
> a proxy that will cache http, wias, ftp, and gopher requests. We have
used
> it here to cut down our web traffic by 30%. Not a tremendous help but
> every little bit helps.
>
>
> On Fri, 23 May 1997, Gary D. Margiotta wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > This might be a stupid question, and if it is, I apologize. I have a
> > Portmaster PM-2e20 for my terminal server, and all of our machines run
> > FreeBSD, most with 2.2.1-Release right now, which is why I'm posting to
> > both lists.
> >
> > What I would like to know is this:
> >
> > We have a small dedicated line right now, 128k FR, but we have usually
> > around 15-20 users on during peak times. Since our line technically
can't
> > handle that many simultaneous users pulling data at 28.8+, is there a
way
> > to use the line more efficiently by caching all data going into and out
> > our line.
> >
> > What I'm basicaly saying is that since modems pull at, say average
4k/sec,
> > is there a way for all data to be dumped into cache either on the
> > portmaster or on one of our machines so that the data can get to us
faster
> > and the line can go on to getting something else, while having the
users
> > pull at a nice rate since now the data is local. The data will get
dumped
> > locally faster, and that will allow something else to go or come over
the
> > line instead of trying to carry 20 simultaneous pulls for each of the
> > users, while trying to handle mail and the various web hosts we have.
I
> > know apache can cache data for the html transfers, but I don't know of
> > anything that might be able to do this, if there is such a thing.
> >
> > Thanks in advance for any answers you have.
> >
> > -Gary Margiotta
> > TBE Internet Services
> > http://www.tbe.net
> >
>
>
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