Re: [K12OSN] Internet Filtering Costs

["Richard K. Ingalls" <ringalls glenwood k12 mo us>]

Steve Switzer wrote:
> For my home network, I use IPCop (www.ipcop.org), and have installed 
> DansGuardian on to it with the addonz system 
> (http://www.dageek.co.uk/ipcop/addonz/). I'm running this on a P-133 
> with 128 MB RAM. I was originally running it with 16 MB RAM, but found 
> it was better to have more ran for Squid. :)
>
> It works VERY well for my ADSL connection. Have downloaded at combined 
> speeds of 450+k/sec. This was also compressed files! :)
>
> So, IMHO, a 533 is overkill.
>
> Steve

It may be and I may decide to use this box for 
other purposes later.  For now it is fine.  It is 
the filtering box for my entire school though. 
Not just a home network.  We have a T1 connection 
and we have over a hundred PCs on the network. 
So, I was originally thinking that the 533 Celeron 
would be pushed to its max.  I don't know how to 
check it and see if I'm pushing it too hard, though.

It has worked wonderfully and has cost me nothing 
to setup, so I'm happy with it.

> David Trask wrote:
>
> > We use DansGuardian on and E-Smith SME server (www.e-smith.org) and the DG
> > module from Stpehen Noble $17 (www.dungog.net/sme)  Works fantastic!
> >
> > k12osn redhat com writes:
> >  
> >
> > > I happily use dansguardian with squid on red hat 8 
> > > on a celeron 533 machine with 384 Mb RAM.  I 
> > > downloaded the blacklists once and have only used 
> > > weighted phrases (from the lists I can download) 
> > > as my main source.  I use webmin and the dg webmin 
> > > module to administer it remotely.
> > >
> > > It's great and free and fast!
> > >    
> >
> >
> > David N. Trask
> > Technology Teacher/Coordinator
> > Vassalboro Community School
> > dtrask vcs u52 k12 me us
> > (207)923-3100
> >
> >
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