hi ppl
how can I cache all EXE.ZIP.RAR etc etc file downloading so ppl dont have to redownload second time?
I have around 800gb hard disk (4x200gb) for doing so...
mikrotik can detect that? I haven't tried to put it together.
All you need to cache EXE.ZIP.RAR should be all setup once you specify a cache drive, appropriate disk space to use and enable the web proxy. Objects/urls to be excluded from cache can be specified in the /ip web-proxy cache command. You need to decide and make a choice on maximum size of object (determines max size of EXE.ZIP.RAR) that the web-proxy keeps in cache. its a choice on speed vs bandwidth saving (more hits).but how can I cache all EXE.ZIP.RAR etc etc file downloading?
What I do is run a version of squid patched with TOS option marking for cached hits (see http://www.it-academy.bg/zph/) in another box. You can mark the cache hits with any TOS value of choice and then have a mangle rule in Mikrotik further mark packets with this TOS byte. The cache mangle rule stays above every other rule. You can then use Queue trees (2.8 and above) or simple Queues (2.9 and above) to decide how fast a user downloads the cached object. My config here has a Mikrotik as a bridge and bandwidth manager while the second box is Redhat 9 with transparent squid proxy patched with ZPH TOS marking. Been working great for me.well i am also intersted in this topic. if it could be done, can i let the costumers use full speed for such downloads cause i limit the connection using pcq rules, if that works it would be great cause i will stop using microsoft isa for caching. hoping to see some answers