RE: [squid-users] Force connection to squid

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mpnordland [mailto:mpnordland_at_gmail.com]
> Sent: Friday, 7 January 2011 9:52 AM
> To: squid-users_at_squid-cache.org
> Subject: [squid-users] Force connection to squid
>
> Hi, I would like to know if there is some way to force browsers to
> connect to a squid proxy without using a transparent proxy, as I need
> authentication, and transparent isn't compatible with that. So how can
> I
> make all connections go through a non-transparent squid proxy. Or is
> there a way to have authentication and transparent squid. If so, give a
> how to.

Your best bet would be to restrict web traffic from the networking side - configure your router to only accept connections that come from the proxy server. Note: I'm a Sysadmin, not a network admin. ;)

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Dave McKenzie
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