[OPLINLIST] Bandwidth use

[Bob Neeper]

The latest OPLIN Circuit mentions bandwidth use.

Another way to reduce use was implemented for us by Chad  at Level 9 
Networks
He installed Update Accelerator to our IPcop firewall.earlier this year.

"Update Accelerator caches files from update sites automatically at the 
first request.
All subsequent downloads of these files from other clients will be 
processed with LAN speed"
"....works rather in a similar way to a File Server"

It caches updates and service packs for:
Adobe
Apple
Avast
Linux (.deb and .rpm)
Microsoft
Symantec
Trend Micro
Custom can be added

It only caches 9G, due to our server, but has helped.

As of today 141 GB has been handled locally for the 9 GB downloaded from 
OPLIN
( 94% delivered inside the building instead of through OPLIN )

I see a significant speed increase when a PC does MS updates.

-- 
R. W. (Bob) Neeper     Cell: (740)-407-3572 
Community Library
44 Burrer Dr.
Sunbury, Oh 43074
Tel:  (740)-965-3901