Re: [squid-users] Squid source port with tproxy

From: Amos Jeffries <squid3_at_treenet.co.nz>
Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2008 15:20:08 +1200 (NZST)

> On tor, 2008-07-31 at 08:57 -0400, Ted Kaczmarek wrote:
>> What source port will a tproxy squid use for the client outbound
>> request?
>
> Random I think.

Only if the OS supplies zero for the port, or the client sends on a random
port to start with. Squid should not be modifying it.

>
>> I am hoping it should use the same source port as the client as it is
>> supposed to be transparent, but would like to confirm that.
>
> It's not really that transparent.. anyone analyzing packets will notice
> significant difference between direct connections and intercepted ones..
>

Amos
Received on Fri Aug 01 2008 - 03:20:13 MDT

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