Re: (PM) Choicenet experiences

Rene Avi (rene.avi@Austria.EU.net)
Mon, 22 Mar 1999 09:41:56 +0100

At 06:20 PM 3/19/99 -0800, you wrote:
>Rene Avi wrote:
>
>> We tried a basic setup where every user get a dummy-filter automaticly.
>> It forbids RFC1918 adresses and some ports.
>> But after activation the load on the SUNstation increases _a lot_
>> On a closer look it seems that the portmaster are not caching very
>> efficiently.
>> In fact they dont cache at all at the current setup.
>
>Is it the filter being downloaded or is it looking for a match in a address
>include?

The filter is being downloaded but, through to the funny caching algorithm,
nearly every user logging in causes a reload of that filter already in use
by the same portmaster.

Has there been any progress since you stated:

> We're investigating alternative methods of caching the filter, perhaps
> by allowing the administrator to specify a time-to-live for the filter,
> so admins who want the filter fetched each time can do so, and admins
> who aren't planning to ever change the filter can cache it as long as
> any user is still using it, for long periods. I'd be interested in
> hearing your thoughts on the matter.

Regards

Rene

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