Re: [squid-users] Transparent vs manual proxy

Thank you very much

wennie
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From: "Matus UHLAR - fantomas" <uhlar@fantomas.sk>
To: <squid-users@squid-cache.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 2:20 PM
Subject: Re: [squid-users] Transparent vs manual proxy

> On 24.05 10:00, Wennie V. Lagmay wrote:
>> At present my clients manually defines the proxy and port address. I can
>> configure my proxy server to be transparent,
>
> I think you are speaking about intercepting proxies. The word
> "transparent"
> in HTTP means something different.
>
>> but i need to know some
>> things: 1st is there a speed difference between transparent and manual
>> proxy?
>
> I don't think so.
>
>> If some of my clients are already using tranparent proxy, can I
>> configure my squid to be transparent and at the same time manual?
>
> yes.
>
>> what are the advantages and dis advantages of having transparent and
>> manual proxy?
>
> the only advantage of intercepting proxy is that using interception, you
> can
> force proxying for clients that don't support it.
>
> there are many disadvantages of intercepting, starting with impossibility
> for things like ident string scanning and proxy authentization, ending
> with
> protocol violation.
>
> Do not use interception unless you must.
>
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Received on Tue May 24 2005 - 05:42:11 MDT