OT: Content engine and web clients separated by firewall

From: Cheung Thomas (thomascheung930@hotmail.com)
Date: Mon Dec 13 2004 - 04:12:22 GMT-3


Hi Group,

Sorry for the OT but I need help. A client wants to install a Cisco 500
series content engine as transparnet proxy. However, the web clients and
the engine are separated by a firewall. I checked the manuals and samples
and find that they put the clients and the engine on the same side. Also,
the wccp router should be on the same side with the engine. So I don't know
whether the mentioned scenario is possible.
My concern is that: when the web clients browse a page, they make a request
to the real ip of the web server. However, the content engine will actually
make the request on behave of the clients. Then, it will return to the page
to the clients. Thus, on the firewall will see the returned page has a
source address of the engine, not the real ip of the web server. And I
suspect the returned traffic will be blocked. Is this the case?
Could someone have similar experience help me? Thank you.

Regards,

Thomas



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