Install and Configure Proxy Server Squid 2.7 Stable 9 on Ubuntu 11.10
Squid is a proxy server that has a good performance that can handle protocol http , https, ftp and both can increase Internet access speeds up to 10% to 20%. this is amazing
Here is what Squid can do:
- Accelerate Internet Connection to Internal Network
- Protect Internal Network When Surfing the Internet
- Filtering Content
- Can be used as bandwidth Limiter
- Filter Sensitive Material
- Accelerate Web Server Pages
- and many more that can be handled by squid
Accordance with the title of the above topics on how to install and configure squid 2. 7 stable 9 in ubuntu 11.10
beginning step is to install squid on computers have been installed ubuntu 11.10.
Typing the following command on terminal:
sudo apt-get install squid ccze
if the squid installation process is complete, the next step is a configuration file squid.conf, this file located in the directory /etc/squid/
on terminal type:
sudo -i mkdir /home/ncode/cache sudo chown proxy:proxy /home/ncode/cache cd /etc/squid/ cp squid.conf squid.conf.origin nano squid.conf
delete all existing text squid on squid.conf and then was replaced with the following configuration
#=============START CONFIGURATION======== #============================================== # TAG: http_port #============================================== http_port 3128 transparent icp_port 0 server_http11 on #============================================== # TAG: hierarchy_stoplist #============================================== hierarchy_stoplist cgi-bin ? localhost acl QUERY urlpath_regex cgi-bin \? localhost no_cache deny QUERY #============================================== # OPTIONS WHICH AFFECT THE CACHE SIZE #============================================== cache_mem 8 MB maximum_object_size 50 MB maximum_object_size_in_memory 128 KB cache_swap_low 98% cache_swap_high 99% cache_replacement_policy heap LFUDA memory_replacement_policy heap GDSF ipcache_size 16384 fqdncache_size 16384 ipcache_low 98 ipcache_high 99 #============================================== # LOGFILE PATHNAMES AND CACHE DIRECTORIES #============================================== cache_access_log /var/log/squid/access.log cache_log none cache_store_log none mime_table /usr/share/squid/mime.conf # PID squid. pid_filename /var/run/squid.pid coredump_dir /home/neostream/cache/ log_fqdn off log_icp_queries off buffered_logs off emulate_httpd_log off #============================================== # FTP section #============================================== ftp_list_width 32 ftp_passive on ftp_sanitycheck on #============================================== # DNS resolution section #============================================== dns_nameservers 208.67.222.222 208.67.220.220 #============================================== # Filesystem section #============================================== #diskd_program /usr/bin/diskd #============================================== # Refresh Rate #============================================== # refresh_pattern REGEX MIN_MINUTES VALIDITY(%) MAX_MINUTES refresh_pattern -i \.(class|css|js|gif|jpg|ps)$ 1440 50% 43200 refresh_pattern -i \.(jpe|jpeg|png|bmp|tif)$ 1440 50% 43200 refresh_pattern -i \.(tiff|mov|avi|qt|mpeg|flv|ra|rm|wmv|divx)$ 1440 50% 43200 refresh_pattern -i \.(mpg|mpe|wav|au|mid|mp3|mp4|ac4|swf)$ 1440 50% 43200 refresh_pattern -i \.(zip|gz|arj|lha|lzh|7z)$ 1440 50% 43200 refresh_pattern -i \.(rar|tgz|tar|exe|bin|rpm|iso)$ 1440 50% 43200 refresh_pattern -i \.(hqx|pdf|rtf|doc|swf|xls|ppt|pdf|docx|xlsx)$ 1440 50% 43200 refresh_pattern -i \.(inc|cab|ad|txt|dll|dat)$ 1440 50% 43200 refresh_pattern ^ftp: 1440 95% 12960 reload-into-ims refresh_pattern ^gopher: 1440 0% 1440 refresh_pattern . 0 20% 4320 quick_abort_min 0 KB quick_abort_max 0 KB quick_abort_pct 100% #============================================== # ACL section #============================================== acl all src 0.0.0.0/0.0.0.0 acl manager proto cache_object acl localnet src 10.130.5.180 acl localhost src 127.0.0.1/255.255.255.255 acl SSL_ports port 443 563 445 # https, snews acl Safe_ports port 80 81 # http acl Safe_ports port 21 # ftp acl Safe_ports port 443 563 # https, snews acl Safe_ports port 70 # gopher acl Safe_ports port 210 # wais acl Safe_ports port 1025-65535 # unregistered ports acl purge method PURGE acl CONNECT method CONNECT always_direct allow localnet localhost always_direct deny all http_access allow manager all http_access deny !Safe_ports http_access allow purge localhost http_access deny purge http_access allow localhost http_access allow localnet http_access deny all http_reply_access allow all icp_access allow all miss_access allow localnet miss_access deny all visible_hostname proxy header_access Accept-Encoding deny all #============================================== # MISCELLANEOUS #============================================== logfile_rotate 7 negative_ttl 2 minute client_persistent_connections on server_persistent_connections on pipeline_prefetch on vary_ignore_expire on reload_into_ims on nonhierarchical_direct off prefer_direct off memory_pools off ie_refresh on cache_effective_user proxy cache_effective_group proxy #============================================= #Tag ZPH #============================================= zph_mode tos zph_local 0x30 zph_parent 0 zph_option 136 #==========END OF CONFIGURATION=========
look at option:
“acl localnet src 192.168.1.101” adjust the ip address of your computer use
“cache_dir aufs /home/ncode/cache 20400 48 256” adjust the cache directory you are using
if you’ve finished configuring the squid.conf file save and exit from nano editor,proceed with make swap directory
on terminal type the following command:
squid -z squid -k reconfigure
if there is no error on terminal means installation and configuration Squid 2.7 stable 9 on ubuntu 11.10 successful and complete
chrome:
Typed in the address bar “chrome: / / settings / browser” click under the hood, click change proxy settings, enter the ip address and port squid proxy server
Firefox:
Preference – advenced – network – settings – manual proxy configuration
enter ip address and port squid proxy server
Monitoring proxy activity using the syntax
tail -f /var/log/squid/access.log | ccze
