Re: [squid-users] Why does Squid need a direct connection?

what I understand is that squid requires a direct connection..it cannot go through
proxy..but it can go through a firewall..
you only need to allow port 80,443..etc..as your requirement

On 26 Sep 2004 at 21:40, Matt Alexander wrote:

> I've read that Squid shouldn't be behind a firewall because it needs a
> direct connection. I'm assuming that this means that the Squid box
> must be dangling on the WAN with an Internet accessible IP address.
> Can someone explain the issues involved here?
>
> Why does it need a direct connection?
> What aspect of Squid doesn't work if it's behind a firewall that does NAT?
>
> Thanks,
> ~Matt
>
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Received on Sun Sep 26 2004 - 22:44:41 MDT