Re: [squid-users] Antwort: [squid-users] Banning MAC addresses in squid3

From: Amos Jeffries <squid3_at_treenet.co.nz>
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:42:10 +1200

Martin.Pichlmaier_at_continental-corporation.com wrote:
> Hi Dayo,
>
> you have to recompile squid for this with the additional configure option
> '--enable-arp-acl'.
> There are some other constraints, read through the documention (for
> example the config file).
>
> <snip from config file version 3.0.STABLE15>
> # acl aclname arp mac-address ... (xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx notation)
> # # The arp ACL requires the special configure option
> --enable-arp-acl.
> # # Furthermore, the ARP ACL code is not portable to all operating
> systems.
> # # It works on Linux, Solaris, Windows, FreeBSD, and some other
> *BSD variants.
> # #
> # # NOTE: Squid can only determine the MAC address for clients
> that are on
> # # the same subnet. If the client is on a different subnet, then
> Squid cannot
> # # find out its MAC address.
> </snip>
>
> Best regards,
> Martin
>
>
>
>
> Dayo Adewunmi <contactdayo_at_gmail.com>
> 24.06.2009 11:52
> Bitte antworten an
> contactdayo_at_gmail.com
>
>
> An
> squid-users_at_squid-cache.org
> Kopie
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> Thema
> [squid-users] Banning MAC addresses in squid3
>
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>
> Hi all,
>
> I'm trying to block MAC address with this ACL:
>
> acl banned_MAC arp 00:1a:73:ff:fa:9a
> http_access deny banned_MAC
>
> ...and restarting squid3 gives me this error:
>
> 2009/06/24 10:34:52| Reconfiguring Squid Cache (version 3.0.STABLE1)...
> 2009/06/24 10:34:52| FD 12 Closing HTTP connection
> 2009/06/24 10:34:52| FD 15 Closing ICP connection
> 2009/06/24 10:34:52| aclParseAclLine: Invalid ACL type 'arp'
>
> Is there something else that needs to be included for 'arp' to become a
> valid ACL type?
>
> Best regards
>
> Dayo
>

You also have to use at minimum 3.0.STABLE15.

There are still open ident bugs, but there were several that caused
ident to be fully non-functional right up to that release.

Amos

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Received on Wed Jun 24 2009 - 12:42:18 MDT

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