[Xitami] Crazy question

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Q:Intel Cache Appliance racks on ebay go for about $300.00 nowadays.

Response: I didn't know that Intel made internet Caches. Could you send
me a link offline? Thanks

Q: "Is a cache appliance the same thing as a proxy server???"

A: As the name would suggest they are both different functions which are
often combined into the same device.
Internet Cache, Cache Appliance, Squid basically refer to a box which
sits at a connection before the internet.   If the WebPages are used
often the computer stores it on the hard drive, next time someone makes
a request to the internet it will check the box to see if a cached
version is there.   If it is, it saves time for the user and bandwidth
for the business & Isp. Which contrary to belief is not free. 

 A Proxy Server is essentially a gateway in which can perform specified
network functions. Most of the time when people refer to a proxy they
either want to a)use NAT Network Address Translation b)Restrict what
websites you can access or c)restrict or control bandwidth. (How much a
particular IP can download etc.)

http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/c/cache.html

http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/p/proxy_server.html

If you are a whiz at linux you could make a little box do your e-mail,
web server, nat and caching  very inexpensively.

Q:"Do they all have the capability of serving ASP (or other dynamic
pages) that are sitting behind them?"

A:  If you wish to know how a device would "serve" ASP pages then it
would also depend on the "web server" software that you choose.

Toodles

-----Original Message-----
From: xitami-admin@lists.xitami.org
[mailto:xitami-admin@lists.xitami.org] On Behalf Of Alvaro E. Siman
Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2002 5:25 PM
To: xitami@lists.xitami.org
Subject: RE: [Xitami] Crazy question


Intel Cache Appliance racks on ebay go for about $300.00 nowadays.

Is a cache appliance the same thing as a proxy server???

Do they all have the capability of serving ASP (or other dynamic pages)
that are sitting behind them?

Alvaro



YOU WROTE:

ing on an Win NT Version
http://www.squid-cache.org/Doc/FAQ/FAQ-1.html#ss1.8
I think its neat. Squid is great! Saves you buying a cache rack for a
couple of grand.




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