Re: squid and NIS

[Eric Koldeweij <eric no-sense net>]

slash_axl_rose_upen wrote:

> Hi
>
> i hav 2 ques for all u
>
> 1.>which is most famous proxy server linux servers use?
Squid, because it's good, has good support, is free and widely available.

> why most isps choose squid???
Because it's good, has good support, is free and widely available :D

Fore personal use you might consider Junkbuster, which is less proxy, 
but filters those annoying ad sites

> 2>what is NIS and what is its equivalent in windows???
NIS is Sun's Network Information Systems, simply said a method used to 
share passwords, config stuff and file systems across a (trusted) LAN. 
It enables clients to log in on any workstation with the same password 
and have all his resources automatically available. NIS has a few 
inherent security issues which makes it only suitable for trusted 
corporate environments.
Micro$oft has a NIS/NFS implementation but it's not free and it's hardly 
ever used. The closest thing to NIS for M$-window$ is probably Samba's 
Domain Login system.

Eric.