Overview of NetCache

Clients for which NetCache provides services

NetCache provides proxy and caching service to clients that support the use of proxy agents (such as Netscape Navigator and Microsoft® Internet Explorer). NetCache provides service to network clients, such as UNIX systems, Windows PCs, and Macintosh computers, that run Web browsers that support the following protocols:

HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol)
Gopher
Tunnel (any protocol)
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)
NNTP (Network News Transport Protocol)
FTP (File Transfer Protocol)

NetCache provides service to network clients that run media players that support the following protocols:

MMS (Microsoft Media Streaming)
RTSP (Real Time Streaming Protocol) for RealNetworks ® RealSystem® and Apple® QuickTime^TM

Protocols that NetCache supports

NetCache supports the following network protocols:

HTTP, FTP over HTTP, FTP over TCP, Gopher, and Tunnel for Web requests
NNTP for news requests
MMS and RTSP for streaming media requests
SNMP for network management
Domain Name Service (DNS) for name resolution and DNS caching
Routing Information Protocol (RIP) for determining which candidate default routers are alive
Telnet for remote administration logins (recommended only during disaster recovery)
Internet Content Adaptation Protocol (ICAP) for content adaptation services