Re: RE: [squid-users] Squid behind a NAT/FW

Thank you to everyone who replied. I feel much more confident stepping into this installation now.

Regards,

Joshua
>
> From: "Scott Phalen" <scott@sphalen.com>
> Date: 2005/05/17 Tue PM 06:28:56 EDT
> To: <colonyofcrumbs@bellsouth.net>,
> <squid-users@squid-cache.org>
> Subject: RE: [squid-users] Squid behind a NAT/FW
>
> >> 1) Is it possible to run squid behind a FW?
>
> Yes. I am intercepting all HTTP traffic and configure my default gateway to
> point at the router leading to the internet.
>
> >> 2) Can you run Squid on one network card?
>
> Yes.
>
> >> 3) If two network cards are required and it can run behind a FW, should
> >> the machine be setup just as a basic router (i.e. 192.168.1.0/25 to/from
> >> 192.168.1.128/25) before Squid is added?
>
> You can use two, for in/out traffic, but one has worked sufficiently for me.
> At peak times I am processing up to 2,800 requests per minute. I am using
> squid to do exactly what you are looking to accomplish (control access/gauge
> utilization).
>
> Regards,
> Scott Phalen
>
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