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Early Vid: Restoring a CacheFlow Enterprise Cache from 2001
🕑 Added 2024-10-02 13:22:30 +0000 UTCGetting a CacheFlow SA-725 from 2001 up and working, along with a somewhat-faithful recreation of a load test Network World did when they reviewed this thing back in the day.
Live on the channel Friday!
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Mac Folklore Radio
Multiple decades ago, I remember my Cisco guru friend used IOS and GRE tunnels to transparently send all HTTP traffic in his office through a Squid box. If you can't get the CacheFlow appliance to do it, maybe you can use your giant stack of VXRs to do the same thing. :)
clabretro
I'm interested! I'll DM ya
Anonymous Freak
If you want a pair of matched Pentium III 866 MHz for that Compaq, let me know. I replaced them with 1 GHz in my system, so they're sitting around unused. They're even Compaq-stickered with the appropriate "taller than the CPU cartridge" server heatsink. (The system even came from FreeGeek - Portland.)
Matthew Gregory
I cant wait to see the 2nd rack, start with a PDU or UPS :)
Mac Folklore Radio
I hope y2kman2k knows how hilarious his handle is, and I hope you know how soothing your voice is. 10/10 enterprise networking ASMR.
clabretro
Been thinking through what I want in the retro rack, where to put it, etc. I think I just need to dive in and start filming though, it will likely be several videos and certainly at least one of them before end of the year. I've been neglecting the reno, but I am at the drywall mudding/taping stage! I'll throw an update on that in the next patreon vid!
Matthew Gregory
Great Video, love to show older version's of RedHat, any luck on the 2nd server rack and reno's
clabretro
ha! I did want to cover that backend-with-a-db scenario but this video was getting lengthy, I have another Cisco cache from the same era I'll cover eventually so I'd like to revisit the entire topic
Karson Frownfelter
I'm glad its getting used!
Matt Standish
One more old man story. At an ISP around 2005 I used to repurpose old Raq Cobalt machines to be transparent proxies, to filter corporate customers internet usage (to block porn or social media).
Matt Standish
Where the cache really shines is when the backend is dynamic (like WordPress) and the cache stores a static version. This prevented things like the 'slashdor effect'. God I feel old.
clabretro
they're so goofy to set up with that SmartStart stuff. got it figured out though haha
clabretro
ah that's cool!
Liquorist
As someone who gets physically ill at the sight of a Compaq logo, this video was tough for me. 😅
Matt Standish
I love this type of video. Around 2001 I was building squid caches to sit in front of Pentium Pros. We couldn't afford the fancy equipment and it's really cool to see how the 'pro' equipment worked.
clabretro
Thank you!
Nathan Wilcox
So glad I found this channel. Love retro gear, love network equipment. Great combination for a channel. And the Patreon is definitely worth it. Keep up the awesome work dude. Love the videos.
