PROXY SERVER(SQUID) in Linux Operating System
Proxy servers are used to share an Internet connection with many clients. A proxy server can be configured as: A simple proxy server - to share the internet connection A caching web server - to store web pages locally to improve performance. A firewall- to control access to the internet. Squid proxy is the most widely used open source proxy. Requirements for Proxy: Packages squid*.rpm Port numbers 3128(Default) Configuration file /etc/squid/squid.conf Service/Daemon Squid Configuration of Proxy Server Step1: to configure Samba server Check system IP address #ifconfig eth0 Assign the host name temporarily and permanent. #hostname proxy.group.com # vi /etc/sysconfig/network Edit the hostname HOSTNAME=proxy.group.com :wq! Add the host entries. #vi /etc/hosts go to insert mode 192.168.1.253 proxy.group.com proxy :wq! Then logoff & login Assign DNS ip address #vi /etc/resolv.conf nameserver 192.168.1....