should I use squid or apache proxie server

[medunn0u]

which one is better to use?

Why would I want to proxie server on a 2 machine network, the linux box being the server? Would it improve service.... what does the proxie server do in the network?

[Fandelem]

I'm not sure Apache can function as a proxy server, I think it is a web server. Squid, however, is a proxy server, technically it's a caching server, which means when one of your clients/workstation computers accesses a document, Squid caches the request, so if you go back there, it will load faster because it's cached.

note: you need to define good acl's in squid.conf to block intruders from using you AS a proxy server! i go so far as to block it at the firewall :}

hope this could help,

~kyle

[medunn0u]

for what I have read now, it states I should have very good equipment to hold a stable proxie server.

PII450+
and 128MB RAM with a lotta disc space.