Comments on: Squid Manager – web proxy cache manager for Mac OS X http://osxdaily.com/2009/09/13/squid-manager-web-proxy-cache-manager-for-mac-os-x/ News, tips, software, reviews, and more for Mac OS X, iPhone, iPad Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:29:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Maynard Handley http://osxdaily.com/2009/09/13/squid-manager-web-proxy-cache-manager-for-mac-os-x/#comment-187368 Maynard Handley Thu, 31 Mar 2011 03:39:59 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=555#comment-187368 Both the previous commenters miss the point. Consider, for example, a household with multiple computers --- and iPhones and iPads are computers. When different computers access the same web resources, they hit the squid server and all (apart from the first) load those resources a lot faster and without consuming external bandwidth. I have all the computers in my household configured to go through a single squid proxy and the increase is speed and reduction in bandwidth is noticeable. One particularly obvious place this shows up is in OS X system updates. The first 200MB update will take a few minutes, but the update on every other machine will download in a few seconds --- because its is being pulled in from the squid cache. Both the previous commenters miss the point.
Consider, for example, a household with multiple computers — and iPhones and iPads are computers.
When different computers access the same web resources, they hit the squid server and all (apart from the first) load those resources a lot faster and without consuming external bandwidth.
I have all the computers in my household configured to go through a single squid proxy and the increase is speed and reduction in bandwidth is noticeable. One particularly obvious place this shows up is in OS X system updates. The first 200MB update will take a few minutes, but the update on every other machine will download in a few seconds — because its is being pulled in from the squid cache.

]]> By: Annie Rice http://osxdaily.com/2009/09/13/squid-manager-web-proxy-cache-manager-for-mac-os-x/#comment-96532 Annie Rice Sun, 13 Sep 2009 21:02:06 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=555#comment-96532 i don't understand this is a proxy for mac, or a mac proxy, then why does it not change your internet address? i agree with coward this squid sucks! i don’t understand this is a proxy for mac, or a mac proxy, then why does it not change your internet address? i agree with coward this squid sucks!

]]> By: anonymous coward http://osxdaily.com/2009/09/13/squid-manager-web-proxy-cache-manager-for-mac-os-x/#comment-96530 anonymous coward Sun, 13 Sep 2009 19:21:34 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=555#comment-96530 the way you present it, you sound like it is better than what any modern browser offers, i.e. caching. Unless you plan to make the computer running squid an "internet service provider" in your LANs, i honestly dont see the point in installing one more service at your mac. //2 cents the way you present it, you sound like it is better than what any modern browser offers, i.e. caching.

Unless you plan to make the computer running squid an “internet service provider” in your LANs, i honestly dont see the point in installing one more service at your mac.

//2 cents

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