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[Resolved] Transparent Proxy

I've installed Videocache (v. 1.6) and it works fine with explicit proxy scenario, but with transparent proxy it doesn't works!!

Here the error after I changed squid.conf from "http_port 8080" to "http_port 8080 transparent" :

  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/httplib.py", line 804, in endheaders
    self._send_output()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/httplib.py", line 685, in _send_output
    self.send(msg)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/httplib.py", line 652, in send
    self.connect()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/httplib.py", line 636, in connect
    raise socket.error, msg
error: (111, 'Connection refused')

Somebody make it work's it transparent proxy scenario?

5 Answers

Hi!

Please make sure that your squid acls allow proxy to access Internet via itself. So an acl like

acl this_machine src 127.0.0.0/8
http_access allow this_machine

would normally do.

Also check your /etc/videocache.conf for proxy and cache_host options and make sure they are correct.

Thank you for considering videocache :)

Now it works! Thanks!!

I just add on my Squid's ACLs my DMZ network where is my Proxy.

Thank you very much!!

Congratulations to all VideoCache Team!

Hi!

I am glad to hear that it finally worked :D

Thanks for using videocache :)

Little question...

fine work with transparent proxy using iptables to redirect tcp port 80 to tcp port 8080 (squin in your configuration is working on ths port)
but if I use dns manipulation to obtain a transparent proxy only for some site whithout using iptables (i.e. I can resolve in my network www.youtube.com with the address of the proxy) how can I configure the sistem to work?

apache cannot run on the same (tcp 80) port obviously....

Can I configure the sistem (using more than one address) so that apache and squid can work both on tcp port 80?

or if necessary can I use two different machine?

Many thanks for your help and sorry for my bad english

Have a nice day

Hi!

I am sorry but I never worked with systems in such a configuration. Please try in some squid forums or in #squid channel on IRC.

Thank you for using videocache :)