Re: [SQU] Replacing MS Proxy Server with Squid

From: Robert Collins <robert.collins@dont-contact.us>
Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2001 09:02:13 +1100

the MS winsock Proxy tunnels your winsock requests to your proxy server,
using a proprietary tcp over rpc protocol.

However the client automatically downloads configuration details from
the winsock proxy server, so if you disable it on the winsock proxy, it
should turn off on all the client machines the next time they reboot or
reconnect to the proxy.
 In this case, your local MS Proxy certified peer will probably have the
exact answer. OR you could try RTFM and see if microsoft actually
documented their actions :[

Then you can use squid :]

Rob

----- Original Message -----
From: "STEPHEN" <ssha@henleycol.ac.uk>
To: <squid-users@ircache.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2001 7:31 AM
Subject: [SQU] Replacing MS Proxy Server with Squid

> Hi Everyone,
>
> I intended to replace our MS Proxy Server with a Squid server. The
squid
> works on when being access from non-Windows 2000 workstations.
However,
> I have 600 Win2K workstations on campus. These cannot use Squid
because
> they have installed something called the "Microsoft Winsock Proxy
> Client." Workstations using the MS Proxy Client simply time-out when
> trying to connect to Squid. In other words, simply changing their
> browsers to point at the Squid server is not sufficient, the Proxy
> Client needs to be disabled on each workstation. With the Proxy client
> removed (or by using a non-Win2k workstation with Netscape/IE,
> everything is OK).
>
> I can easily make all the Win2K workstations browsers point to the
Squid
> Server as proxy using Active Directory, but there is no way of going
> around all 600 workstations and removing the MS Proxy Client.
>
> What is making Squid incompatible with MS PC? Is there a workaround?
> What does MS PC do? Effectively, Win2K workstations with MS PC
installed
> cannot be moved over to Squid until a workaround can be found. I'd
love
> to get Squid running, because MS Proxy Server has not nice features
like
> filtering, detailed ACLs etc...
>
> Hope someone can help!
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Stephen.
>
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