On 1/31/06, Chris Robertson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Juan Chipoco [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 2:16 PM
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: [squid-users] Internet page accelerator and squid
> >
> >
> > Hi
> >
> > I'm trying to setup squid to be used as a Proxy Cache Server
> > for a group of
> > computers connected to Internet via a Satellite link.
> >
> > My provider is using Internet Page Accelerator(IPA) software, who runs
> > in all my peers. The first one is the RPA (Remote Page Accelerator),
> > this software runs on the remote side (port 9877) and works as a proxy
> > server to the client PCs, its main function is to ask the HPA (Hub
> > Page Accelerator, a software running at the HUB (port 9876)or ISP
> > provider) to download an specific Web Page and assemble all the pieces
> > , and send them all together in a few data streams in order to
> > optimize space bandwith use (minimizing the quantity of TCP
> > connections that must be opened for each HTTP object).
>
> Just to clarify, from your perspective the IPA is "near" (installed on all 
> client machines), the RPA, HPA and internet are on the "far" side.
>

Hi Chris
Thats right.

> >
> > The RPA then receives this few streams and pass them to the client PC.
> > I had been trying to configure squid with following directives but it
> > seems that the requests from all my clients doesnt pass trought it.
> > In my clients browsers I activated the proxy with IP
> > 192.168.30.150 port 9877.
>
> So you have set the browsers to use the RPA as a proxy?  That would go a long 
> way to explain why Squid isn't seeing any traffic.
>

Of course , squid wont see any traffic because my browsers are
pointing to 9877 port. So I introduce cache_peer in my squid.conf in
order of considering the remote host as my cache parent.

> > In my squid I have:
> >
> > cache_peer 192.168.30.150 parent 9877 0 no-query default
> > acl src all 0.0.0.0/0.0.0.0
> > always_direct deny all
> > never_direct allow all
> >
> > Can you help me please?
>
> Unless the IPA and RPA talk HTTP between them, I fear you are going to be out 
> of luck.  You could try setting a browser up to use 192.168.1.1 port 3128 
> (assuming Squid is running on the default port) as proxy, and see what 
> happens, but I wouldn't hold my breath.
>

I think that you are right :(  all will depend if IPA and RPA can talk
HTTP protocol, but I posted this email because someone in this list
told that he got this configuration working fine...but didnt put a
complete explanation that how he got it  :(
Your suggest works (setting my browser up to use 192.168.1.1:3128) but
I would like to take adventage of IPA.

> > Maybe i need an iptables rule in order tu redirect port 9877 to 3128?
>
> Even if you get this traffic to Squid, it might not understand the requests.  
> Since you seem to have set proxy manually, don't start rerouting traffic with 
> iptables now.  It's all dependant on how the IPA and RPA communicate.
>

Thanks anyway ....I will read more about IPA in order to understand
how  it communicate with RPA.

Thanks por your interest and time Chris

Juan Chipoco


> >
> > My network:
> >
> >
> > satellital
> > modem-------firewall/proxy-192.168.1.1-------hub-------network
> > 192.168.1.x
> >
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> > Juan
> > --
> >
>
> Chris
>


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