Date: Thu, 09 Nov 2000 10:52:25 +0800 From: John Summerfield <summer@OS2.ami.com.au> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: roter or proxy Message-ID: <200011090249.eA92njZ25866@emu.os2.ami.com.au> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 09 Nov 2000 03:38:26 %2B0100." <12475.973737506@www37.gmx.net>
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> Hello, > > > I am thinking about setting up, either a router or a proxy. Here's the > scenario: > > There are several computer labs (school network) and all computers are > configured to get the needed information from a dhcp-server. Now, I need to s > et > up a gateway (with a cable-modem), thru which all machines should go > online. > > My first idea was to set up a transperant proxy (using ipfw). That would > make the administration pretty easy for me. The other idea, that came up my > mind, was to create a standard-router (using routed, etc.). > > Now, my questions are: > > Which of these solutions would you recommend? A router just passes the traffic. Set up a cache with squid; it will save accessed web documents for reuse by others. Consider carefully what traffic (if any) to pass; playing Quake might be fun, but it's probably not educational. If you want to provide a mail service, set that up on the 'BSD box too, and have it relay outgoing mail. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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