How would that actually help the situation? Wouldn't doing that still have all the interaction with the server and it's files still coming across the weak/slowest link? On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 10:56 AM, Alex Crow <alex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 19/11/10 15:00, Michial Thompson wrote: >> >> My company hosts a browser based application which has a lot of Data >> Entry and dynamically generated screens including Crystal Reports >> Server as well. >> >> I am trying to find a way to improve performance for my end users >> which are frequently on slow DSL connections to the system that are >> shared across a number of computers. >> >> I was thinking that if I were to use something like an EMachine 1402 >> or other small computer like that, install Linux and a Proxy Server >> and place it at the customers site and use it for all traffic to our >> servers it might speed things up for them some. >> >> How well does Squid do for caching images that are displayed on a >> dynamically generated page? How well does it handle caching from a >> Windows Based Server? >> >> Not sure if this is even possible, but how does it handle dynamically >> generated pages that are really static in nature, just being generated >> from ASP/ASPX type pages? > > Dear Michial, > > Would it not be more efficient to place the squid box at the company site as > a reverse proxy/accelerator? It would be less support-intensive and probably > cheaper in the long run. Sending stuff to remote end users often ends up as > a support nightmare, especially if it's in their home - for instance, we > have problems with VPN users reporting a fault to us when their internet > connection is actually down! > > Alex > >
