Squid on Abel World

Squid proxy server working example Debian GNU Linux

Tue, 20 May 2014 11:40:29 +0200

Hello guys, this is post is about an squid working example. The version of the squid that I am running is

2.7 stable. you can check it out running:

root@khs01sw10:~# squid -v
Squid Cache: Version 2.7.STABLE9
configure options:  (...)
root@khs01sw10:~#

Squid 3 error page

Note: Uprated on november 25, 2015

This post is part of a bigger Debian material that you can access here. If you need to know first the basics about squid configuration, you can check out here.

Now, the network that I have configured the proxy for. Is a 300 PC network with the following range 10.175.0.0/23 (net mask 255.255.254.0). The IP address of the proxy is 10.175.0.1. My proxy uses a few father proxies.

Squid3 proxy with Linux debian jessie 8.

Fri, 16 May 2014 16:25:02 +0200

squid3 logo

Squid3 proxy server is the subject of this post, along this writing I am going to show you how to install and configure this proxy server. For more information you can visit this URL; the official website of the project. My system is a Debian jessie 8.

This post is part of a bigger Linux and Debian basic administration material that you can access here. I have also described a squid 2.7 working configuration here. Squid 2.7 is a bit different from squid3 but they are configured basically the same way except for a few new directives and some other changes and deprecations. Let’s play then.

Installing squid3 is simple:

Linux Server Classes (Introduction)

Thu, 27 Feb 2014 14:39:18 +0200

Linux Server Classes; About this group of materials.

Linux Versions with Tux

I have started this post to bring Linux classes to any one in Gaborone, Botswana. Also you can access and use this materials any where else in the world. The only conditions is that you have to be willing to learn new and useful stuff from the free software movement. This Linux skill sharing was done for the ICT staff in Princess Marina Hospital in Gaborone, Botswana. The main objective was to socialize the Linux knowledge. These skill sharing classes are not part of any certified course. They are just the product of the personal experiences of a Linux and windows network administrator. Linux is currently being used at the hospital in most of the servers and a few workstations. But the course is thought as a General introduction to networking using GNU Linux Debian.