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squid proxy without configuring client web browser

Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 8:33 am
by eric66300
i wanna use squid proxy to optimize browsing speed of our vpn
is this possible on openvpn without configuring client browser?




thank you

Re: squid proxy without configuring client web browser

Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 9:47 am
by maikcat
hi there,

yes is it possible ,but its not openvpn job to doit.

you can use openvpn to push default gateway and use iptables to
transparently forward outgoing requests to port 80 to your proxy.
this is called transparent proxy and you can find plenty info on the net.

Michael.

Re: squid proxy without configuring client web browser

Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 11:15 am
by eric66300
hi

can you show us how to redirect 80 to port whatever squid port is?

can this squid really can optimize the browsing speed without affecting our vpn?

thank you

Re: squid proxy without configuring client web browser

Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 10:19 am
by maikcat
hi there,

check this link

http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-set ... howto.html

we are a little off topic here...

Michael.