-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 09/28/06 13:47, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Dear Debian Support, > > Our K-8 elementary/middle school is considering the use of a Debian Linux > machine as a cache proxy server and web filter. We have a strictly > Windows environment at this time and have No Linux experience. > > I was reading some of the Debian documentation on your web site and have a > computer science background. I have read an article titled "How To Set Up > A Debian Linux Proxy Server" and remember using Unix in the early 1980's. > > My question is: Can I set up an i386 computer with Debian Linux, Squid, > and a webfilter (SquidGuard or DansGuardian) to act as a cache proxy > server on our network? We already have a gateway (router) and a > file/printer server (Windows Server 2003). I just want the Linux machine > to act as a cache proxy server and web filter. I do NOT want the Linux > machine to act as a router/gateway. I do NOT want the Linux machine to > act as a web page or e-mail server. > > I realize that I will need to configure our web browsers to utilize the > proxy server. > > Is the use for Debian Linux a good choice for this application?
Yes, this is an excellent use for Debian. Since you are a Lunux n00b, I suggest that you install it on a spare machine at home WITHOUT a GUI. Relearn the CLI. Pittsburgh must be crawling with college students who know Linux and would be willing to help you. - -- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson LA USA Is "common sense" really valid? For example, it is "common sense" to white-power racists that whites are superior to blacks, and that those with brown skins are mud people. However, that "common sense" is obviously wrong. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFFHCZ7S9HxQb37XmcRAo5lAJ9uqj550sI1PxZXV5mRC2PK7CZP6wCgjG6V MLm91tnsMHLGwC0kPqjG17Y= =/nA5 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
