Re: Debian Proxy Server

houkrc@xxxxxxxxxxx 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?

Randy Houk
Saints Simon and Jude School
Pittsburgh, PA USA



Although, I use Debian for everything else Linux, I use IPCop
(http://ipcop.org) for what you are wanting. I think it would be a lot
simpler for you to setup for that purpose than Debian, as that is what
it's designed to do from the ground up.

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