[squid-users] Re: transparent (intercepting?) without wccp, options?

From: Ezequiel Birman <stormwatch_at_espiga4.com.ar>
Date: Wed, 04 Jul 2012 22:48:44 -0300

>>>>> "Amos" == Amos Jeffries <squid3_at_treenet.co.nz> writes:

> On 04.07.2012 15:54, Ezequiel Birman wrote:
>>>>>>> "Eliezer" == Eliezer Croitoru <eliezer_at_ngtech.co.il> writes:
>>
> <snip>

>> http://wiki.squid-cache.org/ConfigExamples/Intercept/DebianWithRedirectorAndReporting
>> >> > this is a good way to start but it wont be a transparent
>> proxy but > a "nat" proxy but it can be good for your needs as
>> anyway you have > nat in the RV042.
>>
>> Are you sure? The only mention to nat in is in order to redirect
>> port 80 to 3128 on squid box. This is the intro:
>> ...

> Yes. There are 4 protocol layers involved. ebtables - rules stops
> it being a bridge "transparent relay/proxy" and makes it routed
> traffic. iptables - rules use NAT (interception proxy) instead of
> TPROXY (transparent proxy). squid - config file uses
> URL-rewriters to prevent Squid being a HTTP protocol "transparent
> proxy" (HTTP definition of "transparent proxy" is the Squid
> default behaviour).

> There is a lot of people confused by the meaning of the word
> "transparent". With good reason, it has been used out of context
> so much.

Where should I start then? Could yo point me to some doc, tutorial or
config example to implement what Eliezer suggested? I mean beside the
books which I didn't buy yet.

Regards
  

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Ezequiel Birman
Received on Thu Jul 05 2012 - 01:41:19 MDT

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