Proxy Server in Linux 5.3

[pritpal]

hello all..

I am trying to install a linux machine (RHEL 5.3) through which i want to achieve 2 goals

1. Make everybody access Internet through proxy
2. To act as a Firewall and block websites.

I have to the following setup..

A server with 250GB HDD with 1GB of RAM (which i believe is sufficient).

Can somebody please let me know how to achieve these 2 goals. An experts advice needed.

Thanks

[Roxoff]

If that's all you want to do with it, install a firewall-based distro such as Smoothwall. You then get a nice web-interface to tweak your web proxy settings.

You are aware that you wont be forcing everyone to access the internet through the proxy, only the world wide web (and a few select other services)?