Hi Amos, I forgot to ask you about this comment
Amos Wrote:
" The "IRC-server / Digichat server" may not be proxy-able at all through
Squid. It depends if they use HTTP services, or if they are accessible via
HTTP"
According to you or from what I understand, proxy server (Squid) can only
allow HTTP/HTTPS requests, correct?
If that's a yes, what are we going to do with all hundreds of requests then?
You know as well as I do, running servers and services, you don't just run
programmes and applications that are passed through http
So if the only access to A "network" is through 3128 (http) what happens to
the rest of the services that we can provide?
I am a little confused, so in my opinion correct me if I am wrong, we must
allow through DNAT "iptables" all other services that don't use http, for
the simple reason, those requests will be rejected by the Proxy server.
For instance IRC servers use mainly these ports 6666-7000 the standard port
is 6667
Is the proxy server able to handle these ports?.
As for the Digichat server here is what is said about on their website
Will DigiChat work through firewalls and proxy servers?
All DigiChat licenses and chat hosting plans allow you to customize the
ports used, providing your
users access through firewalls. Additionally, DigiChat offers HTTP Tunneling
functionality on select
server licenses. This feature allows your chatters to use DigiChat from
behind protective proxy
servers. It is important that you understand the proper configuring of
server ports in order for this
feature to perform optimally. To ensure proper performance of DigiChat,
please refer to the
product documentation or consult a DigiChat support representative. NOTE:
Some advanced
features such as Audio chat (voice) or Video chat (web cam chat) make use of
UDP ports for proper
operation and as such are NOT tunnelled. Please configure your firewall so
that such advanced
features will work without interruption.
If anyone is interested to find out more about this here is the link
http://www.digichat.com/PDF/DC_FAQ.pdf
Regards
Adam
