Re: [squid-users] How to setup squid as http proxy server

Hi Ying,

ying lcs wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am able to compile and get squid running on my ubuntu machine.
>
> However, when I see my proxy setting in my firefox:
> Manual proxy configuration:
> HTTP Proxy: 127.0.0.1 Port: 3128
>
> And when when I load 'www.google.com' in my firefox , I get this error page:
> The proxy server is refusing connections
> Firefox is configured to use a proxy server that is refusing connections.
>
> * Check the proxy settings to make sure that they are correct.
>
> * Contact your network administrator to make sure the proxy server is
> working.
>

Are you sure that you are running Squid on port 3128?

Or you need to add the following ACL

acl localhost src 127.0.0.1/32
http_access allow localhost

Note: Remember to add it before the "http_access deny all" ACL

>
> And when I load '127.0.0.1/plain.txt' in my firefox, I get this error message:
> ERROR
> The requested URL could not be retrieved
>
> While trying to retrieve the URL: http://127.0.0.1/plain.txt
>
> The following error was encountered:
>
> * Access Denied.
>
> Access control configuration prevents your request from being
> allowed at this time. Please contact your service provider if you feel
> this is incorrect.
>
> Your cache administrator is webmaster.

Squid is a proxy cache server and not an Apache web server. There is a
big difference between them! Apache serves the web pages and Squid
fetches those web pages.

>
> Can you please tell me what am I missing in setting up my squid as the
> http server?

Check out the following sites for more information.

(1.) http://wiki.squid-cache.org/FrontPage
(2.) http://wiki.squid-cache.org/SquidFaq
(3.) http://www.deckle.co.za/squid-users-guide/Main_Page

>
> Thank you.

Thanking you...

>
>
>

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Tek Bahadur Limbu
System Administrator
(TAG/TDG Group)
Jwl Systems Department
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