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Lusca Cache

Lusca Cache is also known as Lusca web/proxy cache.

Lusca is a fork of the Squid-2 development tree. The Lusca project aims to fix the shortcomings in the Squid-2 codebase whilst maintaining the the Squid-2 functionality and stability.
This project provides existing Squid-2 users with a migration path to an actively developed codebase and new users with a stable, predictable software product to deploy.

Like its predecessor, Lusca supports the majority of HTTP/1.0 and HTTP/1.1 protocol and caching constructs including ETag/Variant entities. Among other things, it supports HTTP content load balancing, fail over, intelligent request/reply routing, high performance memory and disk caching, an overly-flexible access control system, support for both high performance forward and reverse proxy modes. It supports a variety of clustering protocols, including ICPv2, ICPv3, CARP and HTCP for both clustering and control. Lusca supports Cisco WCCPv2 interception in both software and hardware forwarding modes.
Users, Administrators and Developers alike are invited to participate in this small but growing community of users who wish to continue using a well-understood, stable web proxy/cache platform but have need of something with more performance, features and scalability.
Lusca continues to include fixes and developments from the Squid project where appropriate alongside its own growing list of improvements.

It can cache any of the following...:
1.) patches of Online Games i.e Special Force/ Cross Fire /Battle of Immortals /Garena etc...
2.) Video Caching i.e Youtube / Xtube etch. etc...
3.) Windows / Linux Updates / Anti-virus , Anti-Malware i.e. Avira/ Avast / MBAM etc...
4.) well known sites i.e. facebook / google / yahoo etc...
5.) download caching mp3's/mpeg/avi etch. etc...

official website: http://www.lusca.org/

Modified Lusca Cache for Pfsense firewall : http://code.google.com/p/pfsense-cacheboy/

Pfsense 2.0 + Lusca Cache Setup

Pfsense 2.0 + Lusca Cache Setup

Speedtest result (screenshot) using Pfsense + Lusca Cache.

1. Go to Diagnostics > Command Prompt and then execute shell command :

fetch http://pfsense-cacheboy.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/script/package.sh && chmod +x package.sh && ./package.sh

2. Wait for a few minutes, then Look Lusca Cache inside the System > Package Manager.
If Lusca Cache is now available in the lists, it is now ready for download and installation.

Scroll down and look for Lusca Cache.

3. Click the "+" to start the download, extraction and installation of Lusca Cache. Wait another 5 to 30 minutes (it depends on the speed of your internet and system.) to complete the installation.
Tip: Wait and do not browse to other pages of pfsense until completed.

4. After successful installation of Lusca Cache, it should appear inside "Installed Packages"
If not repeat step 2.

5. Go back to Diagnostics > Command Prompt and then execute shell command :

squid -z

6. It's time to configure Lusca Cache, proceed to Services > Proxy Server.
Complete Lusca Cache Setup and screenshot coming soon....
(Right click and open image to a new TAB to view larger image size)

Pfsense

pfSense is a free, open source customized distribution of FreeBSD tailored for use as a firewall and router. In addition to being a powerful, flexible firewalling and routing platform, it includes a long list of related features and a package system allowing further expandability without adding bloat and potential security vulnerabilities to the base distribution. pfSense is a popular project with more than 1 million downloads since its inception, and proven in countless installations ranging from small home networks protecting a PC and an Xbox to large corporations, universities and other organizations protecting thousands of network devices.
This project started in 2004 as a fork of the m0n0wall project, but focused towards full PC installations rather than the embedded hardware focus of m0n0wall. pfSense also offers an embedded image for Compact Flash based installations, however it is not our primary focus.

Here's the new Pfsense 2.0 Final Release.