Re: [squid-users] Which OS - Newbie question

From: Marc Elsen <marc.elsen@dont-contact.us>
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 09:14:36 +0200

Mathew Thomas wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> I am planning to build squid proxy for our University on a couple of HP (Intel) boxes. I was wondering which OS should I use so that proxy server will be running at high performance and secure level . The OS which I am considering are:
>
> 1) Red Hat 8
> 2 ) Red Hat 9
> 3) Intel Solaris 9
> 4) Other - please comment
>
> I would appreciate if you would comment on it .

 The general feeling is to use the os which you are most comfortable
with.
 There is also an interesting presentation at :

  
http://conferences.oreillynet.com/presentations/os2002/wessels_duane.ppt

 Which seems to suggest that freebsd+diskd and linux+ext2+aufs had the
 best performing file systems.
 This info could be outdated however.

 And you may not need this highest level optimum tweaking; this
 also expects on the number of users (?) expected on using the cache
 (estimated http reqs/sec ?)

 M.

 
>
> Thanks
> Mathew

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