[CentOS] proxy server - ipcop vs CentOS

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David Nalley wrote:
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: centos-bounces at centos.org on behalf of Craig White
>> Sent: Wed 8/16/2006 11:22 AM
>> To: CentOS mailing list
>> Subject: [CentOS] proxy server - ipcop vs CentOS
>>
>> I have purchased a used Compaq DL360 which I was going to use as a proxy
>> server. Presently, we are using a cheap box with ipcop which is working
>> fine but it didn't have much RAM (64MB), etc.
>>
>> This new box we will want to run squid and perhaps dansguardian for
>> filtering (this is a non-profit company) and I'm wondering if I should
>> just put ipcop on it or would it be smarter/better to install CentOS 4,
>> squid and I see Dag has dansguardian package which suggests that I might
>> get more and better options from this.
>>
>> Anyone have opinions on ipcop vs. CentOS
>>
>> Craig
>>     
>
>
> Craig, 
>
> For that particular application I would probably stick with ipcop. There are add on packages for dans guardian. IPCop is a pretty stripped down distro, and should run fine on 64M. 
>
>
> David Nalley
>   
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>   
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: centos-bounces at centos.org on behalf of Craig White
>> Sent: Wed 8/16/2006 11:22 AM
>> To: CentOS mailing list
>> Subject: [CentOS] proxy server - ipcop vs CentOS
>>
>> I have purchased a used Compaq DL360 which I was going to use as a proxy
>> server. Presently, we are using a cheap box with ipcop which is working
>> fine but it didn't have much RAM (64MB), etc.
>>
>> This new box we will want to run squid and perhaps dansguardian for
>> filtering (this is a non-profit company) and I'm wondering if I should
>> just put ipcop on it or would it be smarter/better to install CentOS 4,
>> squid and I see Dag has dansguardian package which suggests that I might
>> get more and better options from this.
>>
>> Anyone have opinions on ipcop vs. CentOS
>>
>> Craig
>>     
>
>
> Craig, 
>
> For that particular application I would probably stick with ipcop. There are add on packages for dans guardian. IPCop is a pretty stripped down distro, and should run fine on 64M. 
>
>
> David Nalley
>   
I beleive (If I am reading correctly) - it was his old box that had the 
64mb ram.



-- 
dnk

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