Guide me. please

[noriel]

hi! I'm new in pfSense.. I've read and heard a lot about how good this product is.. so I'm trying it now…

I want my pfSense to be a cache server (we use untangle as router/firewall).. yes for now, I just want it to be a cache server...

1. What should I install?  SQUID? or LUSCA cache? 
  -squid is in package list already
  -to have lusca cache I need to execute command.. and I read that its not recommended... "broken package" "security risk"

2. if LUSCA cache is better than SQUID, or both should be installed for better output, where and how can I install Lusca Cache? please guide me… I already google it, but like I said they dont recommend it (so I ask here) and it doesnt work and give me this

""""Warning: dir(/usr/pbi/squid-amd64/etc/squid/errors/): failed to open dir: No such file or directory in /etc/inc/pfsense-utils.inc on line 417 Fatal error: Call to a member function read() on a non-object in /etc/inc/pfsense-utils.inc on line 418"""""

3. How will I know if its working? if its caching? where should I check it?

4. Do i need to configure the proxy settings in my browser for it to work?

5. I have Pentium4 box and a DualCore, I can put 2 NIC IntelPro 100/100 in both… is there significant difference in my pfsense performance if Ill use a higher processor? should the net speed will be faster if I use i3 rather than pentium4?

Thats all for now. Thank you

[noriel]

3. How will I know if its working? if its caching? where should I check it?

I try the

tail -f /var/squid/logs/access.log

the result is.. I just see TCP_MISS/200 (means its not doing the job? caching)

then I check

cat /var/squid/logs/access.log | grep TCP_HIT

the result is… I got some TCP_HIT/200

cache log =

0 object expired
0
0
0
took 0.3 sec (1167.5 objcts/sec)

-validated 335 entries
store_swap_size=842K
released 0 objects

is my pfSense CACHING??

I build this pfSense box for this purpose.. I want to make sure/confirm if its working..

[noriel]

anyone ??  :(  :(  :(