Chapter 7 Web cache configuration
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Using the BayStack Instant Internet Management Software Version 7.11
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To increase cache performance and efficiency:
— Change the cache level from Moderate to Aggressive. For details, refer to
“Increasing efficiency” on page 207
.
— Set how the Instant Internet unit responds to CGI, query, and ‘no-cache’
requests. For details, refer to
“Setting options for special Web requests”
on page 219
.
— Restrict Web servers from setting cookies on client workstations. Doing
so increases efficiency, but also helps you protect your corporate online
privacy. For details, refer to
“Managing cookies” on page 223
.
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To reduce employee recreation on company time, restrict access to certain
Web sites. For details, refer to
“Managing Web site access” on page 228
.
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To keep the most frequently requested Web entries fresh, enable the active
refresh option. For details, refer to
“Refreshing cache entries” on page 234
.
Increasing efficiency
Bandwidth is a measure of the capacity of a network connection or device to carry
data, in this case, your Internet connection. The amount of data that is transmitted
in a fixed amount of time depends on the bandwidth capacity of your connection.
The more efficiently you cache Web entries, the less bandwidth is required and the
lighter the network load.
The Instant Internet unit helps save bandwidth by caching frequently-requested
Web entries, thereby reducing traffic, decreasing the load on your Internet
connection, and improving response time to your users. For example, users
accessing the Internet through a 56K modem connection all share the total
bandwidth of 56 Kb/s. As more users log on to the Internet, the bandwidth
available to each user declines. The cache helps to save bandwidth by reducing
Internet traffic, and as a result, each user experiences faster response times.
The idea that your LAN bandwidth and your Internet connection bandwidth are
usually different is important as related to caching. Cache minimizes bandwidth
requirements of the server-side connection and improves efficiency by increasing
the number of requests that are serviced in the higher bandwidth portion of a
network.
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