Squid and RM broadband
Hi all, I'm hoping someone can give me a clue to solve this problem. A friend has installed a proxy server in his school with RH9 and that release's squid. (After using ClarkeConnect and RH8 installs.) Squid configures fine and appears to run fine but as soon as an attempt is made to connect to, for example, an online email service, after the logon there is no further traffic. Similarly, other logon sites (some closed school support sites etc.) also fall into the bit bucket. The browser is immaterial and dropping squid and running just NAT does not encounter this behaviour. Broadband is for Surrey Schools and is, I believe, RM provided but Surrey C.C. (.gov.uk!!) supported, hence there is no non-M$ advice available. Is it a squid thing or a feed thing? Why can it proxy normal traffic but not after a logon? I don't think it is an https thing because some of these sites aren't using https! Any ideas gratefully investigated and I can get more info if required. -- Best wishes, Derek
--- Derek Harding
Hi all,
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Squid configures fine and appears to run fine but as soon as an attempt is made to connect to, for example, an online email service, after the logon there is no further traffic. Similarly, other logon sites (some closed school support sites etc.) also fall into the bit bucket.
That's interesting. I have never encountered this problem before. I am inclined to think it is a https problem, but you seem to think otherwise so I'll go with your jugdement.
The browser is immaterial and dropping squid and running just NAT does not encounter this behaviour.
Then it must be to do with the way you have squid configured. Would you post your /etc/squid/squid.conf file, either to me personally or on-list. Thanks, Thomas Adam ===== Thomas Adam "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net "TAG Editor" -- http://linuxgazette.net ________________________________________________________________________ Want to chat instantly with your online friends? Get the FREE Yahoo! Messenger http://mail.messenger.yahoo.co.uk
Hi, I wrestled with squid and a broadband schools connection, and I had to tell it to never_direct. I'd look into it closely for a moment or two... Could well be the problem. Look at http://www.squid-cache.org/Doc/FAQ/FAQ-4.html#ss4.9 and the section immediately above it. HTH -- Matt ________________________________________________________________________ Want to chat instantly with your online friends? Get the FREE Yahoo! Messenger http://mail.messenger.yahoo.co.uk
On Wed, Nov 12, 2003 at 04:09:28PM +0000, Thomas Adam wrote:
--- Derek Harding
wrote: Hi all,
Hello.
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Squid configures fine and appears to run fine but as soon as an attempt is made to connect to, for example, an online email service, after the logon there is no further traffic. Similarly, other logon sites (some closed school support sites etc.) also fall into the bit bucket.
That's interesting. I have never encountered this problem before. I am inclined to think it is a https problem, but you seem to think otherwise so I'll go with your jugdement.
Various of the RBCGFL's, including those involving RM, want to direct all browser traffic through their own proxies. By default squid only sends HTTP requests to parent caches. There is generally no point in directing HTTPS to any other cache, either parent or peer. Only if "never_direct" is set will squid send CONNECT requests to a parent cache. -- Mark Evans St. Peter's CofE High School Phone: +44 1392 204764 X109 Fax: +44 1392 204763
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Derek Harding
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Mark Evans
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Matt Johnson
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Thomas Adam