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i have installed and configured squid 2.6.
i made the transparent proxy configuration:
"http_port 8080 transparent"
"always_direct allow all"
and set the route:
"iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -i eth1 -p tcp --dport 80 -j REDIRECT --to-port 8080"

i put the ip of the lan interface of the server in the gateway of another machine, and the internet does not work until i set the proxy in the browser connection configuration.

then i installed firestarter and enable the sharing internet connection option and the internet works without the proxy configuration in the browser.

the question is:
how do i know if the clients having this server as their gateway are using the squid cache or going straight to the internet??

Thanks in Advance

Hi,

Did you read our tutorial => Linux: Setup a transparent proxy with Squid in three easy steps | nixCraft

Please follow the instructions. You may not use firestarter with squid transparent proxy as it need advanced iptables rules.

Try out and let me know!

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The configuration is fast and easy, but i have squid 2.6 stable, and those transparent proxy parameters does not work in 2.6 version.

how i can fix it please??

Hi - I got it working by using the user_pre file:

Ruan’s home page Configuring squid + firestarter on ubuntu