While implementing the squid proxy server in a real life scenario , we need to
have a server -end machine with a good amount of RAM and a high-end hard
disk.Typically , an SCSI hard drive (if possible with RAID)is preferred. This is
because Squid can be easily crippled by disks that are not performing up to the
specifications.Web caching is an 'I/O - bound application,meaning that it can
only go as fast as it gets the data onto and off the storage media .So the first
thing necessary is to ensure you have the right hardware for caching.
While chooseing the flavour of Linux , the kernel version plays an impoprtant
role .As our implementation of the squid will be threaded in nature , the
minimum kernel version should be 2.4x. We can do with 2.2.X also, but we need to
patch the kernel a lot and the procedure becomes complicated.
Now
u can start the proxy serve by running: ~#/service squid
start
When Squid starts first time , it creates cache directories by
itself and start the proxy server on port number 3128, which can only be
accessed by the local network segment 192.168.0.0/255.255.255.0 without any
restriction. with thanks Hakim KT contact:-hakimkt@yahoo.com
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