Re: [squid-users] Squid, WCCP, transparent proxy

----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Mena" <rt_mena@yahoo.com>
To: "Henrik Nordstrom" <hno@squid-cache.org>; <squid-users@squid-cache.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 7:22 AM
Subject: Re: [squid-users] Squid, WCCP, transparent proxy

> The actual Squid is a separate machine.
>
> What would be the normal interceptation ?

since your router is separated from your squid machine and you wanted to
have a wccp on your linux router box, all you need is a wccp daemon... you
can get this at http://wccpd.sourceforge.net/

> iptables
> with a redirect option ?

yup since iptables is the latest firewall program for linux...

> what would you suggest to have some sort of failover
> mechanism. Suppose squid goes down it would forward
> the requests...

if you have a working wccp, then thats the point of wccp :->

fooler.
Received on Mon Aug 04 2003 - 19:42:19 MDT