RE: Reverse Proxy with one NIC

[Ben Nagy <bnagy () cpms com au>]

Am I the only one that thinks this is a little crazy?

"MS Proxy can't do reverse proxy with one NIC? Oh, that's OK, BorderManager
can!"

"Reverse Proxy" is pure marketing. Proxy servers just do what they do -
cache web pages and give them to people who want them. A "Reverse" proxy is
giving _your_ pages to other people, instead of getting _their_ pages for
you. Big Deal.

I think the confusion possibly comes from the (erroneous) belief that MS
Proxy doesn't work without two NICs. This is true in some cases, but it
works fine as a simple HTTP proxy (or even a reverse HTTP proxy, if you want
to get _really_ tricky) with just one NIC. 

One word of warning though - only skillful MCSE types will be able to tell
the difference between your single-NIC reverse proxy and a normal one.

Cheers,

--
Ben Nagy
Network Consultant, CPM&S Group of Companies
PGP Key ID: 0x1A86E304  Mobile: +61 414 411 520  

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Walter Boyd [mailto:Wboyd () certifiednets com]
> Sent: Friday, 29 October 1999 5:54 PM
> To: firewall-wizards () nfr net
> Subject: Re: Reverse Proxy with one NIC
>
>
> I believe Novell's BorderManager will do that.
>
> Walter Boyd
> http://www.certifiednets.com/
>
> > > > "Ivan Fox" <ifox100 () hotmail com> 10/27/99 05:45PM >>>
> MS Proxy requires 2 NICs to setup reverse proxy. Can Netscape 
> or other software allows only one NIC to setup reverse proxy?
>
> Any pointers are welcome.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ivan