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Proxy in SBS network
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I guess I would wonder why you would want to use a proxy like those on a separate box instead of ISA on your SBS2003? It certainly can't cost less considering that ISA on SBS is only about $600.00 for the upgrade license from standard to premium.
Compared to the separate box's hardware... PLUS the additional time to configure and ongoing management?
Then, you have to add to this that you are deploying a completely non-supported and rarely used configuration which means that if you run into trouble with it, you have few places to go for qualified assistance. If this SBS is installed in a business that relies on it to work then you are adding a rather large "risk factor" that is totally unnecessary.
But, in direct answer to your question, YES, it can be done:
Jeffrey B. Kane [MVP - Small Business Server]
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Compared to the separate box's hardware... PLUS the additional time to configure and ongoing management?
Then, you have to add to this that you are deploying a completely non-supported and rarely used configuration which means that if you run into trouble with it, you have few places to go for qualified assistance. If this SBS is installed in a business that relies on it to work then you are adding a rather large "risk factor" that is totally unnecessary.
But, in direct answer to your question, YES, it can be done:
Jeffrey B. Kane [MVP - Small Business Server]
TechSoEasy
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My reason for not using ISA is that i have no exp in ISA but have exp in using Squid.
I have setup the server with 1 NIC so i cant use ISA. I have considered doing a clean install of SBS 2003 on 2 NIC setup so that i can use ISA.
We are using SBS 2003 Premium with limited Exchange and SQL.
I have setup the server with 1 NIC so i cant use ISA. I have considered doing a clean install of SBS 2003 on 2 NIC setup so that i can use ISA.
We are using SBS 2003 Premium with limited Exchange and SQL.
TechSoEasyMVP
IS-IT--Management
Well, since you already OWN ISA Server then that changes teh cost issue even more... making a Squid Proxy deployment significantly more expensive.
Another NIC will cost you about $60 or $70. A lot less than another server for your proxy.
As for not having any experience with ISA, you don't really need much because it's automatically configured by running the Configure Email and Internet Connection Wizard (CEICW -- linked as "Connect to the Internet on the To-Do list in the Server Management Console).
I would guess that while you may have experience using Squid that you may not have any experience configuring Squid with Windows Active Directory Authentication. Considering the configuration stage is the most critical and most time consuming, ISA would still be a better choice because all you have to do is follow the SBS documentation to finish installing ISA (
Jeffrey B. Kane [MVP - Small Business Server]
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Another NIC will cost you about $60 or $70. A lot less than another server for your proxy.
As for not having any experience with ISA, you don't really need much because it's automatically configured by running the Configure Email and Internet Connection Wizard (CEICW -- linked as "Connect to the Internet on the To-Do list in the Server Management Console).
I would guess that while you may have experience using Squid that you may not have any experience configuring Squid with Windows Active Directory Authentication. Considering the configuration stage is the most critical and most time consuming, ISA would still be a better choice because all you have to do is follow the SBS documentation to finish installing ISA (
Jeffrey B. Kane [MVP - Small Business Server]
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