Proxy really needed ?
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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 rulesIt 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 ?
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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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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)
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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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I have those settings already changed…
Anyway, no more proxy on the firewall