Re: [squid-users] transparent proxy problem using debian

From: Henrik Nordstrom <hno@dont-contact.us>
Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2003 06:14:43 +0100

Wei Keong wrote:
>
> Correct me if I'm wrong, my transparent proxy will only work if the
> request has host header...
>
> telnet www.yahoo.com 80
> GET / HTTP/1.0
> HOST www.yahoo.com
>
> Is it because i turn on the httpd_accel_uses_host_header?

A correcly set up transparent proxy will work both with and without a
Host header, as Squid then known how to ask the kernel for the intended
destination IP address.

A incorrecly set up transparent proxy will only work with a Host header.

Regards
Henrik
Received on Mon Jan 06 2003 - 22:29:43 MST

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