Proxy/Caching Servers

Fri Apr 7 16:16:28 UTC 2006

On 7-Apr-2006, at 12:06, Joseph S D Yao wrote:

> On Thu, Apr 06, 2006 at 04:41:26PM -0400, Alain Hebert wrote:
>>    Hummm.... squid.
>>
>>    With a touch of haproxy...  (Or for those with money....  
>> ServerIron's)
> ...
>
> Do Foundry ServerIrons proxy and cache, or just switch?

ServerIrons don't cache. They can be used for transparent redirection  
of requests to a cache (I think), and to support multiple caches in a  
load-sharing configuration (for sure). Other vendors of similar  
products are cisco (formerly Arrowpoint) and Nortel (formerly Alteon).

If you're looking for this kind of fanciness in your switches, you  
should also check out products by f5 networks. I have never used  
their switches, but I heard some impressive stories about what you  
can do with them the other week in Wellington.

Joe