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    Proxy really needed ?

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    • M Offline
      mlabenda
      last edited by

      Hi there

      i run pfsense on a Core2Duo 1,86GHz 2GB Ram with Harddrive 4 Gigabit Nics
      I have Trafic Shaper enabled and run OpnVPN.
      Not much rules

      It is a 20Mbit Fibre line and ~ 10 Users behind the pfsense.

      Is a Proxy really needed ?

      What are the pros and the cons of using a proxy ?

      Microsoft gives you "Windows"
      Opensource gives you the whole house

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        danswartz
        last edited by

        Probably not necessary for that small a number.  The only real advantage I can think of is that you can hook havp into squid and transparently do virus scanning on inbound html.

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        • M Offline
          mlabenda
          last edited by

          Thanks

          just uninstalled Squid and Internet is much faster…
          Even while my Notes Server is replicating huge databases...

          Much more responsive !

          Virusscanning is not an issue, since we have "almost" 100% Linux / Freebsd  8)

          Microsoft gives you "Windows"
          Opensource gives you the whole house

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            mhab12
            last edited by

            If you're seeing this kind of drastic difference in speed even though you had a plenty powerful firewall, the problem was likely in the nmbclusters settings in the loader.conf  Search the forums and check out how to optimize this file.

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              mlabenda
              last edited by

              I have those settings already changed…
              Anyway, no more proxy on the firewall

              Microsoft gives you "Windows"
              Opensource gives you the whole house

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