[SLUG] setting up squid proxy

2009-08-18 Thread Ben Donohue
Hi all, I'm trying to set up squid proxy so that external clients can come in through my adsl connection and then get sent to the correct web server. All the docs I've read seem to assume squid is used as a proxy for internal clients going out through it. I know it be used the other way rou

Re: [SLUG] setting up squid proxy

2009-08-18 Thread Adrian Chadd
On Tue, Aug 18, 2009, Ben Donohue wrote: > Any clues or doco on where to start first? I have an internal DNS server > so all squid should have to do is lookup the correct address and forward > to that. You can do it a multitude of ways. The easiest way is this: http_port 80 accel defaultsite=w

Re: [SLUG] setting up squid proxy

2009-08-18 Thread Tony Sceats
what you're trying to do is usually referred to as a transparent reverse proxy.. you should be able to find heaps of info on this google gives this as first hit http://www.visolve.com/squid/whitepapers/reverseproxy.php I briefly scanned it, it looks about right On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 5:00 PM,

Re: [SLUG] setting up squid proxy

2009-08-18 Thread Robert Collins
On Tue, 2009-08-18 at 17:00 +1000, Ben Donohue wrote: > I'm using webmin to configure the setup and it's pretty basic what I > want. Just squid to redirect the http request to the correct server. I have no idea if webmin understands current syntax. http_port 80 vhost visible_hostname cache_pe

Re: [SLUG] setting up squid proxy

2009-08-18 Thread Amos Shapira
2009/8/18 Tony Sceats : > what you're trying to do is usually referred to as a transparent reverse > proxy.. you should be able to find heaps of info on this What's "transparent" about it? It's just "reverse proxy" as far as I know. And it's worth mentioning (or even iterating) - be careful not t

Re: [SLUG] setting up squid proxy

2009-08-18 Thread Robert Collins
On Tue, 2009-08-18 at 18:38 +1000, Amos Shapira wrote: > 2009/8/18 Tony Sceats : > > what you're trying to do is usually referred to as a transparent reverse > > proxy.. you should be able to find heaps of info on this > > What's "transparent" about it? It's just "reverse proxy" as far as I know.

Re: [SLUG] setting up squid proxy

2009-08-18 Thread Tony Sceats
On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 6:47 PM, Robert Collins wrote: > On Tue, 2009-08-18 at 18:38 +1000, Amos Shapira wrote: > > 2009/8/18 Tony Sceats : > > > what you're trying to do is usually referred to as a transparent > reverse > > > proxy.. you should be able to find heaps of info on this > > > > What's

Re: [SLUG] setting up squid proxy

2009-08-18 Thread Kevin Shackleton
In my dictionary 'transparent' is a newspeak word. You're supposed to think that nothing is hiding it, but really it's the object itself you can't see. Like what was written in the cover pages of the old Mace Utilities manuals - "This page left intentionally blank - like a politician's promise".

[SLUG] [ot] Looking for shared workspace

2009-08-18 Thread Richard Hayes
Dear list, I am looking for a desk in a 'web-friendly' shared workspace for a contractor. If anyone has a spare desk, please contact me off-line 0414 618 425 Richard Hayes -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/f

Re: [SLUG] ftp client recomendations ?

2009-08-18 Thread Voytek Eymont
On Fri, August 14, 2009 12:54 pm, Daniel Pittman wrote: > "Voytek Eymont" writes: Daniel, thanks > So, when the user tries to connect, what state are the relevant sockets > at the client and server end? My guess is the client is trying to connect > to the server, but the server firewall is blo

[SLUG] Transferring iceape bookmarks

2009-08-18 Thread Adam Bogacki
Can anyone suggest how to transfer iceape bookmarks from an etch to a lenny box ? Iceape cannot use xmarks (previously foxmarks) .. Regards, Adam Bogacki, a...@paradise.net.nz signature.asc Description: Digital signature -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ S

Re: [SLUG] ftp client recomendations ?

2009-08-18 Thread Daniel Pittman
"Voytek Eymont" writes: > On Fri, August 14, 2009 12:54 pm, Daniel Pittman wrote: >> "Voytek Eymont" writes: > >> So, when the user tries to connect, what state are the relevant sockets >> at the client and server end? My guess is the client is trying to connect >> to the server, but the server

Re: [SLUG] Transferring iceape bookmarks

2009-08-18 Thread Daniel Pittman
Adam Bogacki writes: > Can anyone suggest how to transfer iceape bookmarks from an etch to a lenny > box ? Iceape cannot use xmarks (previously foxmarks) .. On the menu, File ยป Import? Similar in the bookmarks? Usually, though, my strategy is to remove any Firefox profile in the home directory

Re: [SLUG] setting up squid proxy

2009-08-18 Thread Jobst Schmalenbach
You could use "tinyproxy" if you only want inbound. I very highly recommend to limit the access to a group of ip (client based) addresses otherwise you will open a can of worms, LITERALLY ;-) jobst On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 05:00:40PM +1000, Ben Donohue (donoh...@icafe.com.au) wrote: > Hi

Re: [SLUG] Chinese intruder yesterday

2009-08-18 Thread Jobst Schmalenbach
On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 11:32:55AM +1000, Jake Anderson (ya...@vapourforge.com) wrote: > On 14/08/09 06:02, Jim Donovan wrote: snipping lots of stuff that is unrelated to a particular speaking group of people > > Bastards. > > This is why I hate the French. > they make some darn good pastri

[SLUG] firefox 3.5.2 on linux

2009-08-18 Thread Daniel Bush
Just curious, does anyone else use firefox 3.5.2 on linux? I followed the prompt recently and got upgraded only to discover it's a bit half-baked when it comes to handling css backgrounds and possibly other bits of css. I've filed a bug report at bugzilla.mozilla.org #510847. -- Daniel Bush -- S

Re: [SLUG] firefox 3.5.2 on linux

2009-08-18 Thread Erik de Castro Lopo
Daniel Bush wrote: > Just curious, does anyone else use firefox 3.5.2 on linux? Yep, 3.5.2 on Ubuntu 9.04 from the Ubuntu repo. > I followed the prompt recently and got upgraded only to discover it's a bit > half-baked when it comes to handling css backgrounds and possibly other bits > of css.

Re: [SLUG] setting up squid proxy

2009-08-18 Thread Jeremy Visser
On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 11:46 AM, Jobst Schmalenbach wrote: > I very highly recommend to limit the access to a group of ip (client based) > addresses otherwise you will open a can of worms, LITERALLY ;-) I presume they get in via the tubes? -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http