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Under the Network Share tab, check Use share. Enter the location of the network
share in the format:
\\HOSTNAME\sharename
Enter the maximum size for the cache in Cache size.
Warning
The size of this cache should be at least as big as the Cache size on the Main tab
and not be more than 90% of the space available to the network share.
Enter the User name and Password for a user that can read and write to the network
share. If you allowed Full Control to Everyone, you may leave these blank.
Set up LAN PCs to use the web cache
Once the web cache has been set up, PCs on the LAN must have their browsers
configured appropriately.
In Internet Explorer, select Internet Options from the Tools menu. Select the
Connections tab and click LAN Settings. Under Proxy Server, check Use proxy
server… and enter the IP address of your SnapGear unit in Address.
Note
The SnapGear unit’s web cache uses port 3128 by default.
Enter 3128 in Port, select Bypass proxy for local addresses and click OK.
Peers
The SnapGear unit’s web cache can be configured to share cached objects with, and
access objects cached by, other web caches.
Web caches communicate using the Internet Cache Protocol (ICP). ICP is used to
exchange hints about the existence of URLs in neighbor caches. Caches exchange ICP
queries and replies to gather information to use in selecting the most appropriate location
from which to retrieve an object.
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Network Setup