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Configuring Squid as a Linux Proxy Server?Dave, I am running an Internet Café in which I have about 10 workstations and one server. Now I am planning to configure a proxy server on LINUX for my cafe to improve performance in browsing. For this I have installed Complete REDHAT 9.0 in a machine equiped with 1.3G RAM, 80GB HDD, 1GHz MP, Intel P4, plus 2 NICs (Real Tech). But I have no idea about how to configure PROXY on it. Kindly let me know about any links or tutorial which can help me in a jumpstart. I do not want to mess with linux deeper. I just want to sonfigure PROXY and that is it. Great to hear about your Internet Café! I'm unsurprised to hear that you're finding it a bit tricky to configure a public Internet access facility to simultaneously offer good connectivity and security, however. Since I'm not an expert at configuring proxy servers within the Linux world, I asked a couple of my colleagues at LinuxWorld Magazine for their suggestions, and here's what they shared: Steve Suehring suggested: that you start with Squid, a popular Linux proxy server. You can learn more about Squid at http://www.squid-cache.org/. Pay particular attention to the Squid Quick Start Guide, and if you really want to learn all the ins and outs, the book Squid: The Definitive Guide is apparently excellent. Steve also notes that you can block banner ads automatically, a great service to your customers, by installing Adzapper. (of course, some folk would say that you're doing your customers a disservice by blocking any Internet content, so you'll have to make your own judgment call on this one). Martin C. Brown also asked that I point you to his excellent article on Configuring Apache as a Proxy Server for ServerWorld. It's well worth reading if you want to just sidestep Squid and the required configuration steps. Either way, I think that should get you moving in the right direction. Good luck setting up your café and please do let me know if I can assist as you proceed further.
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We use Squid at work. As to the AdZapper thing, we incorporate the HOSTS file at: http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm as one filter set. Nice thing is a lot of those entries at MVPS are known spyware sites, which saves the IT folk later headaches if we block them to begin with. The file gets updated regularly. But it doesn't quite match Squid's config files, so I did a simple script to convert it for Squid use. We keep a whitelist that compares against the MVPS list. Those guys block some sites (certain Overture domains, for example) that our marketing department actually needs to visit. With the whitelist we can largely automate the benefits of the MVPS file without hampering legit usage. Posted by: Stewart Vardaman at March 4, 2005 6:21 AMI am working as a Network Administrator at the University of the Gambia.. We ahve a new server and I want to install Linux as a both internet and file server, and host our own website but i have no idea on linux... we have 64 PCs Posted by: Pa Sara Drammeh at August 2, 2005 11:44 AMSquid's own squidguard can block ads, among other things (except ultraviolet rays). No need for a separate program. Posted by: anonymous at September 16, 2005 1:43 PMI am working with SCMLD.Pune. we have 110 desktop and three server. two is windows 2000 & one is Linux but i have to configure squid & sendmail on linux 9.0 ver. Please late me know How i am going to configure this two option. ok i want to know how to use a proxy at school if it's blocked... i used to use it all the time but the school caught on and now i want a way to be able to go to blocked sites without having to download anything or having to take hours just to get somewhere.. can you help me? Posted by: bob at April 28, 2006 9:48 AMBob, dare I say it: maybe you need to just live within the rules at school rather than keep trying to find ways to circumvent it? Posted by: Dave Taylor at April 29, 2006 2:22 PMnothing Posted by: ramesh at January 11, 2007 5:55 AMMr. Dave! I am running an Internet Café in which I have about 10 workstations and one server (Squid - Installed). Would you tell me how to block the adv. banner using squid! And now, I tried to block the adv. ip addreses (prohibit bla.bla.bla.bla)! Appears: "Hostname bla.bla.bla.bla cannot found". I'm going mad now!
can we block some websites on redhat linux 9.0 without using squid proxy. Posted by: sanjeev at February 28, 2007 11:20 PMI am using ubuntu 5.10 sir i am working as technician in some institute. we have 40 computers on net and one server. on we have install linux verson 4.0. and other pcs are installed windows xp service pack 2 . i wants to block some chating sites and adults sites. please help me how we can block the sites using the proxy server. Posted by: amardeep at April 9, 2007 2:49 AMdear sir i am working as system admin and i want to configer firewall i want that wan user can access my network only port 8080 and other all port should be block but i dont hav idea so ple help me Posted by: dogra at April 16, 2007 1:38 AMYes dear y everyone is worry about squid and linux server.. it is the most easiest and reliable operating system in this world. if you want to configure a squid and otherthings in linux and you peoples are new to linux.. try this one ipcop.org first. it is easy and predefined server which is ready to work with in 15minutes. if you peoples are having problem in this you can ask me anytime on my email. Posted by: Imran at April 28, 2007 9:53 AMUbuntu server 7.04 is release with easy squid proxy installation. Try it. Posted by: dudemjk at May 24, 2007 7:32 AMHow configure squed in linux please now send me massege about linux squed Posted by: pradeep yadav at July 8, 2007 10:38 PMSquid Server configuration Squid uses the configuration file squid.conf. It is usually located in the /etc/squid directory. Access through the proxy can be given by individual IP addresses or by a subnet of IP addresses. Then add the access control list named "mynetwork" to the http_access list with the following line: The default port for the proxy is 3128. Uncomment the following line and replace 3128 with the desired port : http_port 3128
Assuming you have the runlevel scripts installed you can use the following commands as root:
or configure squid to start at boot time using your runlevels. troubleshooting: [do this on the proxy server] 'tail -f /var/log/messages' in a seperate bash window while restarting squid sir Hi sir I am working as a system support team in my company we have windows client machines 200nos. and they are accessing internet but we want to ban unwanted sites Thanks Hello, All you need is to install CentOS, Fedora or any new version of Linux, I used Microsoft Active Directory to automatically deploy proxy server on IE or do it manually on IE and limit access control to change IE settings. cheers Posted by: Prashant Tomar at February 13, 2008 3:37 PMHello sir, dear sir,one problem in create squid server,when i done total configuration & start the service of squid but output display failed,i dont know wt is editing in vi /etc/squid/squid.conf & also editing in vi /etc/init.d/squid.also don`t know about activated lines in squid.conf. Posted by: jiten at April 29, 2008 1:18 PMI am running squid as a proxy on a server outside the firewall to serve up web pages. The proxy and web server are running windows and the service on the web server is Apache. The problem is no matter what I do I can not get squid to serve up a web page. Im not getting any errors in the logs. I do get the error page from squid then I type the URL into the browser ( Im running squid in transparency mode so the user need no browser configuration )Any ideas? Posted by: Frank at May 1, 2008 8:35 AMhi... i m working with company as network administrator . now i like setup my network with linux server with internet. but i don't have any idea about squid and all .. u guys please help me about please. Posted by: space at May 13, 2008 1:50 PMHi All, I have 150 computers in my network and i wnat to allow only 10 people to use internet. Thanks Posted by: navazkhan at June 9, 2008 4:52 AMhi all this is sunny i m working as a network admin i hav 25 computer which is running internet for security perpus i want squid server as a proxy i hav redhat 5.0 ant 2 network card can u help me how i can configure that
Hai everybody Dear Sir, I am fresher in Linux line but I want to confi squid server. Plz send me squid.conf file with full details. I am waiting a positive reply from your end Posted by: KARUN JHA at August 21, 2008 4:19 AMhi all this is sunny i m working as a network admin i hav 25 computer which is running internet for security perpus i want squid server as a proxy i hav redhat 5.0 ant 2 network card can u help me how i can configure that Posted by: shahnawaz at September 17, 2008 5:05 AMHello My Name Is Noman, I am running an Internet Cable in which I have about 100 workstations and one server. Now I am planning to configure a proxy server on LINUX for my Cable Network to improve performance in browsing. For this I have installed Complete fedora 6.1 in a machine equiped with 512G RAM, 40GB HDD, 2.6GHz Processor, Intel P4, plus 2 NICs (Real Tech). But I have no idea about how to configure PROXY on it. Kindly let me know about any links or tutorial which can help me in a jumpstart. I do not want to mess with linux deeper. I just want to configure PROXY and that is it. Posted by: Noman at October 27, 2008 9:17 AMDear Sir. thankings to you i need information on SQUID server that how it works so kindly help me... Posted by: shayan Iqbal at November 24, 2008 6:01 AMhi hlo sir please can you help me how to black the bad site.or how to attatch the linux on that pc. Posted by: nazareno at November 26, 2008 8:35 PMdear sir hai sir i am doing system admin a college so i need squid configure linux please help me thanking sir Sir, how to configure a proxy server in Red hat 5.0 ? Posted by: shidhin at November 29, 2008 11:54 PMi have purchased 2 sunfire x4200 and x2200 amd processor server
so that installation will be carried successful
i want to install fedora 9 server or red hat linux 9 serveron sunfire x2200 and x4200 amd server I am running an Internet Café in which I have about 45 workstations and one server. Now I am planning to configure a proxy server on LINUX for my cafe to improve performance in browsing. For this I have installed Complete REDHAT 9.0 in a machine equiped with 1 G RAM, 80GB HDD, 3 GHz MP, Intel P4, plus 2 NICs (Real Tech). But I have no idea about how to configure PROXY on it. Kindly let me know about any links or tutorial which can help me in a jumpstart. I do not want to mess with linux deeper. I just want to sonfigure PROXY and that is it. Posted by: Md.sahin Mia at January 15, 2009 10:56 PMsir i work in networking my linux proxy serwer is not to riplay & claint to not riplay to proxy serwer but proxy sewer net is all time comining Posted by: ashish at February 7, 2009 9:13 PMHello sir, hi all this is amit i m working as a network admin i hav 25 computer which is running internet for security perpus i want squid server as a proxy i hav redhat 5.0 ant 2 network card can u help me how i can configure that Posted by: amit at March 15, 2009 5:36 AMwhat is the procedure to intall proxy server. Hello My Dear Sir, i didn't entered my proxy server. my server is linux
Hello sir, please send me squid server configuration on redhat linux5 or links in details Posted by: sanjibchakraborty at December 15, 2009 5:44 AMrepected sir, sir how to set time in squid server(Redhat enterprise server4.0) hi i am fresher for linux server,i have 25 users from linux i want to block some websites like monstar,sexy sites please hlp me Posted by: siva at March 1, 2010 11:16 PMHello I have a little problem with my proxy server. I've allready configured squid and it's working when my clients connect only using the dhcp server. Hi there. How your doing Mr. Dave? I got a quick question for ya? I'm new to the linux world. I need information in installing proxy server, firewall, mailgate, DHCP on linux server. Posted by: John at May 12, 2010 1:13 PMsir Hello sir, Please help advise me on a project. We want to set up a proxy on 1 of our free wifi access points to serve ads from publisher can any one help me? our radios have 8mb memory. I will even pay or contract this out if it can be done quickly?? please email me with suggestions or prices to get this done. numberonerhino@aol.com Thank You! Posted by: ward shepherd at August 12, 2010 3:05 PMsir Hello, Thankyou Thanks Posted by: Rigan at September 30, 2010 2:07 AMsir,
Please support me Posted by: muthukumar at November 28, 2010 10:09 PMsir bros......... it'll help u.... Posted by: manas at February 14, 2011 3:17 AMHi, Any comments ? hey im not getting http://www.facebook.com website as it is bloacked by server…. how to solve it? Amazing post mate! Thanks again, hope you won't stop to write such good posts (-; puc48 Posted by: puc48 at August 14, 2011 11:50 AMno wy frind Posted by: asifiqbal at October 23, 2011 9:28 AMsir, thnx u Posted by: suman santra at November 11, 2011 12:58 AMI have something to say, now that you mention it, but ...
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