MS Proxy 2 -> Squid 1

[GRMorris]

Greetings,

We are currently using Microsoft Proxy Server 2 on our network which I installed around 6 months ago. We have recently upgraded our domain to 2000 and this is where the problem lies.

It appears that the Proxy2 client does not work at all well with active directory and that I am going to have to replace it.

At the moment I see the two main options being Squid and ISA, ISA is fairly pricey and I'd like to avoid using it if I can.

My question is with regards to running Squid in a windows 2000 environment, how does it authenticate the user? I imagine it provides a password prompt although I have been unable to find out.

My second question is regarding setting up different groups with different permissions, can this be done on squid?

I would be most gratefull for any input on this matter.

 

[jad]

umm, yes it is possible ... you can set up passwords and permissions using apache permissions if you have apache installed on your machine ...

i've never actually done it myself although my boss did it on his home network.

there is a doc on

http://www.squid-cache.org

's website

http://squid.visolve.com/squid24s1/externals.htm#authenticate_program

seems to say something about it.

 

[GRMorris]

Much appreciated, Jad. Thankyou.

 

[cameramonkey]

You might also look into what the folks over at logisense have done with squid. They offer a commercial proxy based on squid, and so far I have found they REALLY take care of the customer.

I havent actually used this particular product, but if its as good as the rest of what they do, I would recommend it.

http://www.logisense.com/cache_home.html

(they have both windows software, as well as appliance solutions)