On Sun, 17 Nov 2002 20:54, you wrote: > i'm on 128K adsl. So all these functions chris, you select them using the > GUI (web browser)? Yes, that's right.
> How big is the cahce? Mine is about 50Megs, that's all. Ideally you need a bit more. > I'm not going to filter alot, maybe not even at all. Just using it as a > firewall for the LAN. > > Is a webserver a good idea in terms of traffic, if I get a static ip or > something like that? Servers and static IPs with Xtra are quite expensive - that's why I am with Paradise on Telstra-Saturn-Clear cable. Whether it's a good idea or not all depends on what you have to say on your site. :-) I have a web site running with a couple of forums on it and also some pictures of my daughter's wedding for friends and relatives overseas. There is hardly any traffic at all really. I also put up special files from time to time by special request. > Justin > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Christopher Sawtell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2002 8:47 PM > Subject: Re: Ipcop slows down tour connection? > > On Sun, 17 Nov 2002 20:14, you wrote: > > Those ipcop users out there i heard Ipcop slows down your internet > > connection. Do you need a faster CPU and a bigger hardrive to get a > > faster connection? > > Well it all depends on how fast your connection is? > > What do you want to do in the way of filtering? > > I use a very old 25MHz '486 with 16Megs RAM and about 170Megs of disk space > and it works very well. The squid cache and the snort IDS are both on, but > I am not filtering the WWW feed for objectional material. The connection is > 128kbits, and there are 2 ip services forwarded to two different > destination machines. Having the squid cache in place saves us about > 200Mbytes in traffic > each month. ( I have a young son who is an avid web user of one particular > www site ) -- Sincerely etc., Christopher Sawtell
