Using Squid

[U2OP] Willy · Post by **[U2OP] Willy** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 6:17 pm

Has anyone here used and was succesfull on a Squid Proxy Server running on Linux? Mine is behind a firewall and I need it to talk though it. The docs online are just confusing me.

What I'm trying to do is surf the net at home from a remote location. I have created a SSH tunnel using putty which was extreamly easy (Tried PPTP and L2TP but both wont work though the firewall. Has something to do with the GRE tunnel required for both). I only have to configure Squid and I'm done with what I want to do. If anyone has another proxy (Has to be on linux) to suggest that might be easier to config, let me know.

Advent · Post by **Advent** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 6:33 pm

Holy shit, it's like he's speaking a totally different language...

[U2OP] Willy · Post by **[U2OP] Willy** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 6:39 pm

LOL...Sorry for the Nerdy Language. It's my job that has me that way

COOLer_sk · Post by **COOLer_sk** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 8:02 pm

I dont speak Nerdy English
Only Nerdy Russian :P

Toco · Post by **Toco** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 5:01 am

i kinda understand what ur saying but im against everything to do with macs inc linux, and dont u dare tell me linux has nothin to do with macs casue that means im even more clueless as i think i am and id have to cry if that werre the case

Supernova · Post by **Supernova** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 7:56 am

Willy I've never used a proxy server on my computer, but I have used encrypted ssh tunnels via putty.. though it sounds like you've got that working ;D

What about just installing a vnc client? It can be encrypted and you wont be making any cookies or leaving a footprint on your work computer (bar bandwidth) .... just remote desktop yourself

[U2OP] Willy · Post by **[U2OP] Willy** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 11:26 am

I thought about using VNC (I use TightVNC usually). My bandwidth for where I'm going is limited. SSH hogs bandwidth and if I do get 256 K, It wont be a pleasure using VNC LOL. I did test VNC though and it will work.

(Warning, Nerd talk again) The other thing I cant get working right is Samba and FTP(Cause of the Dynamic Ports). But I can SFTP into the SSH Session. Just have to figure out how to get my linux box to share my NAS though the SFTP which is where I host my SSH Server. Cant seem to get that working either

Supernova · Post by **Supernova** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 1:39 pm

Well you shouldn't need to configure samba as long as the username that you run the ftp daemon as has enough priveleges to see the files...
I don't know about adding multiple directories, but the ftp server I was using (ftpd) had a config file where you could set the home directories of each user and choose their permissions - you could set your home directory to / and browse anything. If you mount the NAS to say /dev/hdd9 then you'll be able to browse the files in it via the ftp client

[U2OP] Willy · Post by **[U2OP] Willy** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 1:53 pm

I've used ftpd B4 but I dont think I can SFTP to that unless there is a feature I didnt try. I have a SFTP to FTP software that I might have to give a try.

Also I SFTP (SFTP comes native with OpenSSH) using my user account so I wonder if I can mount the NAS to my home dir that way I have Permissions to it. The problem I am having with sharing my NAS was the permissions thing but I didnt try mounting it to the home dir. What do you think?

Supernova · Post by **Supernova** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 5:10 pm

Sure, should work... you own the mount folder so shouldn't be a problem... just
mount /media/NASaddress nas
assuming you are in the home directory and there is a folder called nas.

If you have a username/password for it though, it's a little more complicated but possible, google has the answers

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