Re: [squid-users] a bit of information squid users should now

i listen on port 80 (everyone configures their browsers to connect to squid
on port 80, then i run ipchains to redirect to 8080, thats all i changed
there was the port ipchains redirected all the port 80 traffic to, so no one
had to redo their proxy server settings (otherwise i wouldn't have done it)

i have tested the proxy against someone else being able to use it, and it
has being blocked, only people who have a ip address from our system can use
it.

i reckon the ip forwarding feature of linux uses port 8081 so when i used
port 8081 there was some sort of confliction. anyway i got told to use 8080
because everyone else does.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Cooper" <joe@swelltech.com>
To: "Balu" <balu_2003@yahoo.com>
Cc: "Greg" <squid@australis.com.au>; "squid" <squid-users@squid-cache.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2001 2:12 AM
Subject: Re: [squid-users] a bit of information squid users should now

> I'm not really able to get what Mr. Greg is saying either, Balu!
>
> Actually, I think he is saying that his Squid is now using fewer
> resources since he switched it from port 8081 to 8080. I suspect two
> possible reasons:
>
> 1. Clients have not yet all updated their browsers proxy config, and so
> are not using the Squid. Perhaps they are waiting for the tech support
> people to 'fix the internet' at his site. ;-)
>
> 2. Proxy pirates (folks who use other peoples proxies to get around
> local access controls and to anonymize their surfing) who had discovered
> his proxy via port scans while it was running on 8081 have not yet
> discovered where it moved to. If they monitor this list, they now know.
> ;-) If this is the case--close your proxy to outsiders, Greg.
>
> But perhaps I am wrong on both counts.
>
> Balu wrote:
>
> > Hi Joe,
> >
> > I am not able to get what Mr.Greg is saying.Could u update me on
> > the memory usage by squid.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > -balu
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> >
> > From: Greg <mailto:squid@australis.com.au>
> >
> > To: squid <mailto:squid-users@squid-cache.org>
> >
> > Sent: Friday, May 04, 2001 11:59 AM
> >
> > Subject: [squid-users] a bit of information squid users should now
> >
> >
> > Hello.
> >
> >
> >
> > I have being running squid for at least a year.
> >
> >
> >
> > we have being having some odd issues
> >
> >
> >
> > i had being telling squid to listen on port 8081
> >
> >
> >
> > which i thought was fine.
> >
> > i then changed the port 8080
> >
> > and the cup dropped in half
> >
> > and the memory isn't increasing like it was before
> >
> >
> >
> > would like to thank joe cooper for some help/advice he gave me on
> > memory usage for squid. just so you all know
> >
> > i run squid 2.2.STABLE5-hno.20000202
> >
> >
> >
> > with some of joes suggested modifcations on his web site.
> >
> > and it flys. thanks to joe and everyone else who has helped in the
past.
> >
>
>
> --
>
> --
> Joe Cooper <joe@swelltech.com>
> Affordable Web Caching Proxy Appliances
> http://www.swelltech.com
>
Received on Sun May 06 2001 - 17:07:42 MDT