Ian wrote:

> 
> Please allow me to have another go at this.
> 
> So I want to be able to point my browser at my proxy ($FW, port 8080)
> to get Internet, but still be able to get local http ($FW, port 80).
> I tried this in my rules:

>       REDIRECT       loc     80      tcp     8080    -       192.168.1.1

> This redirects all traffic from 8080 to 80, not just the traffic that
> whose destination is 192.168.1.1.  That is, all Internet traffic gets
> redirected to port 80 on the firewall

Of course -- the firewall is a non-transparent proxy so all traffic to
port 8080 is addressed to the firewall (192.168.1.1)

> I can't see anything in REDIRECT that can be used to redirect local
> (loc) traffic, but not Internet (net) traffic.  Should I be using
> REDIRECT, or something different/completely different?

A packet filter (such as Netfilter/Shorewall) cannot do what you are
asking. The browsers themselves need to be configured to bypass the
proxy when accessing your local web server.

-Tom
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