For example, suppose client1 downloads CentOS-7.0-1406-x86_64-DVD.iso from the Internet.
Squid stores files from previous requests to speed up future transfers. You may be wondering, why would I want to add yet another piece of software to my network infrastructure? Here are the top 3 reasons:ġ. In other words, the proxy server is connected on one side directly to the Internet (or to a router that is connected to the Internet) and on the other side to a network of client computers that will access the World Wide Web through it. Let us remember that, in simple terms, a web proxy server is an intermediary between one (or more) client computers and a certain network resource, the most common being access to the Internet. My Testing Environment Setup Squid Server Operating System :ĝebian Wheezy 7.5Ĭlient Machine 1 Operating System : Ubuntu 12.04Ĭlient Machine 2 Operating System :ĜentOS-7.0-1406 In this article, we will show you how to configure the Squid proxy server in order to grant or restrict Internet access, and how to configure an http client, or web browser, to use that proxy server.
In Part 1 of this series, we showed how to install squid, a proxy caching server for web clients.
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