Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2004 12:43:13 -0700 (PDT) From: Tom <tom@sdf.com> To: Odhiambo Washington <wash@wananchi.com> Cc: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: NetCache equivalents Message-ID: <20040419124032.U97493@light.sdf.com> In-Reply-To: <20040419153710.GN70494@ns2.wananchi.com> References: <20040419153710.GN70494@ns2.wananchi.com>
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Depends on why you think you need a NetCache. If your an ISP, and you need caching, Squid is also an alternative. However, a Netcache can also acts as as an NNTP proxy, which Squid can't. No idea if that is of interest to you. If you are a content distributor, and you need stream splitting, I don't know anything besides a Netcache that can do this. I've never used it, because the stream support has to be licensed separately. If you are going to get a Netcache, get two lower cost units, rather than one big unit. Tom On Mon, 19 Apr 2004, Odhiambo Washington wrote: > Hello All, > > We are looking at acquiring NetCache (by NetApp). However, looking at > the cost, it is amazingly high. > Aren't there CHEAPER ways of achieving what Netcache does? Or is it > simply the "best thing that happened since sliced bread"? > At figures over US$ 20K, I am wondering if this is what every 'serious' > organization uses, or if I have other alternatives. > > Thanks in advance for any input - and make it simple, OK? ;-) > > > -Wash > > http://www.netmeister.org/news/learn2quote.html > > -- > +======================================================================+ > |\ _,,,---,,_ | Odhiambo Washington <wash@wananchi.com> > Zzz /,`.-'`' -. ;-;;,_ | Wananchi Online Ltd. www.wananchi.com > |,4- ) )-,_. ,\ ( `'-'| Tel: +254 20 313985-9 +254 20 313922 > '---''(_/--' `-'\_) | GSM: +254 722 743223 +254 733 744121 > +======================================================================+ > "If you ever want to get anywhere in politics, my boy, you're going to > have to get a toehold in the public eye." > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-isp@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-isp > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-isp-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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