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 > -- Juan Chipoco Vidal GNU/Linux Security Administrator Cel: +(511) 9871-8095 Phone:+(511) 330-0786
