RE: [squid-users] how does squid work as a transparent proxy?

2008-07-11 Thread Raphael Maseko
@squid-cache.org Subject: [squid-users] how does squid work as a transparent proxy? Hello, I am new to Squid and I'd like to ask a question about its internal workings when operating as a transparent proxy. I saw that one configure the host kernel with an iptables rule in the nat table

RE: [squid-users] how does squid work as a transparent proxy?

2008-07-11 Thread Henrik Nordstrom
On fre, 2008-07-11 at 12:58 +0200, Raphael Maseko wrote: From what I understand, if you use WCCP, you do not exactly re-write the packet destination address but you use your router to give your packet a 'coat' or encapsulation without modifying the packet inside the encapsulation. Yes.

[squid-users] how does squid work as a transparent proxy?

2008-07-07 Thread Peter Djalaliev
Hello, I am new to Squid and I'd like to ask a question about its internal workings when operating as a transparent proxy. I saw that one configure the host kernel with an iptables rule in the nat table with the REDIRECT target to match packets destined to some port (e.g 80) and redirect

Re: [squid-users] how does squid work as a transparent proxy?

2008-07-07 Thread Henrik Nordstrom
On mån, 2008-07-07 at 19:46 -0400, Peter Djalaliev wrote: (e.g 3128). From what I understand, when iptables matches a packet against this rule, it overwrites the packet's destination IP address and TCP port with, respectively, the local IP address and 3128. How does Squid (e.g in the case

Re: [squid-users] how does squid work as a transparent proxy?

2008-07-07 Thread Amos Jeffries
Hello, I am new to Squid and I'd like to ask a question about its internal workings when operating as a transparent proxy. I saw that one configure the host kernel with an iptables rule in the nat table with the REDIRECT target to match packets destined to some port (e.g 80) and redirect