I was use REDHAD box with SQUID web Cache , I have more than 200 client connect to internet , I have quistion .
which one better use Mikrotik (( Firewalll + web proxy )) to switch the http requist , or use Cisco with WCCP mode http://www.sublime.com.au/squid-wccp/ , or use REDHAD firewall .
i was tested the mikrotik use P4 with RAM 1G , when i enable redirect firewall CPU load upto 100%
what is the best solve , also i need unlimeted download from Cache , My client connect PPPoE with diffrent profiles.
I would add a dst-nat firewall rule to redirect all tcp port 80 traffic to port 3128. Then enable your webproxy on port 3128 on your MT. Then I would make use of SQUID as your parent proxy.
There are other ways of doing it too, but I find redirecting only port 80 traffic to work the best.
I also think SQUID is a much better proxy. In the later versions of MT, some features like max-file-size has been removed. In 2.9.6 you had the function to choose the maximum file size to be cached.