Re: address translation using squid

Tilman Schmidt wrote:
>
> At 13:57 01.02.00 +1100, Rajesh Bandar wrote:
> >Is there a way to do address translation using squid proxy.
>
> Of course not. Address translation is definitely outside the normal
> responsibilities of a web cache.

It depends on what you put into the definition of "address translation".

A proxy generally performs address translation at the application level,
while a NAT device performs it at a packet level.

In many cases the net effect is the same. The users address is
translated to another one.

--
Henrik Nordstrom
Squid hacker