[OPLINTECH] Bandwidth use
Chad Neeper
cneeper at level9networks.com
Fri Jul 17 16:42:37 EDT 2009
Cool! Let us know what you find out!
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Chad Neeper
Senior Systems Engineer
Level 9 Networks
740-548-8070 (voice)
866-214-6607 (fax)
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Eric Maynard wrote:
> Chad,
>
> I did a little research yesterday afternoon.
>
> There doesn't appear to be a package (aka plugin) for pfsense,
> however, it can use squid and there appears to be some kind of video
> caching for it.
>
> Going to dig into that next week.
>
> thanks,
>
> Eric Maynard
> Head of Information Technology,
> Holmes County District Public Library
> Millersburg, OH 44654
> Email [emaynard at holmeslib.org <mailto:emaynard at holmeslib.org>]
> Phone [330.674.5972 x.224]
> Fax [330.674.1938]
>
> "Failure is only the opportunity to begin again more intelligently"
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 17, 2009 at 2:57 PM, Chad Neeper
> <cneeper at level9networks.com <mailto:cneeper at level9networks.com>> wrote:
>
> (I'm following-up this thread on the OPLINTECH list rather than
> the OPLINLIST...)
>
> When I configure IPCOP, I'm simply enabling the transparent HTTP
> proxy and configuring the built-in software (squid), which caches
> static HTTP requests and whatever else it can. The Update
> Accelerator plug-in simply enhances the cache by configuring squid
> to watch for files of the specific types listed by Bob (Microsoft,
> Linux updates, Symantec, Trend, etc.). It works very, very well if
> you have a large hard drive and a decent amount of memory to give
> to the IPCOP box. (Think 2-4GB RAM and 80GB HD for moderate
> Internet traffic...any new-ish computer would probably do.)
> Completely transparent to the end user and easy enough to
> configure. Since it's a local cache, the first Microsoft Update
> (for example) is downloaded at normal Internet speeds. Subsequent
> downloads of the same patch get served to the other workstations
> as fast as your IPCOP hardware and local LAN speeds permit. No
> additional Internet traffic generated beyond the first download.
>
> What's really going to kill us, though, is streaming audio/video.
> Even with traffic shaping, that's going to be tougher and tougher
> to deal with as time marches on. That type of content doesn't
> always cache well without specific intent to do so.
>
> Regarding pfSense: I don't know anything about pfSense other than
> the name and the distro, but if you have the time and inclination
> you could see if pfSense makes use of squid. There's probably a
> good chance it does. If so, you could possibly modify it to do the
> same thing the Update Accelerator does for IPCOP. Possibly someone
> has already done the work...
>
> Chad
>
> -----------------------
> Chad Neeper
> Senior Systems Engineer
>
> Level 9 Networks
> 740-548-8070 (voice)
> 866-214-6607 (fax)
>
> -- Full LAN/WAN consulting services --
> -- Specialized in libraries and schools --
>
>
>
> Eric Maynard wrote:
>> Bob/Chad
>>
>> That actually make a lot of sense. Almost enough to make me
>> consider moving from pfSense (m0n0wall) to IPcop.
>>
>> Too bad there isn't something similar for pfSense.
>>
>>
>> Eric Maynard
>> Head of Information Technology,
>> Holmes County District Public Library
>> Millersburg, OH 44654
>> Email [emaynard at holmeslib.org <mailto:emaynard at holmeslib.org>]
>> Phone [330.674.5972 x.224]
>> Fax [330.674.1938]
>>
>> "Failure is only the opportunity to begin again more intelligently"
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 12:40 PM, Bob Neeper <neeperro at oplin.org
>> <mailto:neeperro at oplin.org>> wrote:
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> --
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