Free Proxy Server
Hello Experts,
i'm going to close a MS ISA 2004 proxy server due to high license costs. Due to this business choice I have to find a valid substitute but freeware/GNU.
the aim is using this proxy as CACHE server for a big site (400 users). Only authenticated users can use the proxy. Windows 2003 Active Directory authentication based on AD group(s).
I have 10 years skills on most of the microsoft products but very poor in Linux/Unix OS.
I could use VMWare technology (ESX 3.5 vi3) with vitual appliance.
have you any suggestions how to approch this translaction? what about SQUID? i tried it 1 year ago but i had a lot of problems with AD authentications.
thanks in advance
Andrea.
i'm going to close a MS ISA 2004 proxy server due to high license costs. Due to this business choice I have to find a valid substitute but freeware/GNU.
the aim is using this proxy as CACHE server for a big site (400 users). Only authenticated users can use the proxy. Windows 2003 Active Directory authentication based on AD group(s).
I have 10 years skills on most of the microsoft products but very poor in Linux/Unix OS.
I could use VMWare technology (ESX 3.5 vi3) with vitual appliance.
have you any suggestions how to approch this translaction? what about SQUID? i tried it 1 year ago but i had a lot of problems with AD authentications.
thanks in advance
Andrea.
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Wow! that's a great article, thanks so much! I'll have a try building a VM with Ubuntu+squid.
Yesterday I played with the latest IpCop appliance that looks very easy to manage and install. I succeeded having AD working with ipacop but i don't like the NTLM authentication mode which asks every time the user credentials. i'd like have the users enabled authenticated with kerberos without crendetials requests at any time they open the browser.
Do you know if exist a very easy step by step setup of squid in any linux box? i have very basic linux skills.. i'm a little bit lost on the OS/software setup on this environment. thanks!
Yesterday I played with the latest IpCop appliance that looks very easy to manage and install. I succeeded having AD working with ipacop but i don't like the NTLM authentication mode which asks every time the user credentials. i'd like have the users enabled authenticated with kerberos without crendetials requests at any time they open the browser.
Do you know if exist a very easy step by step setup of squid in any linux box? i have very basic linux skills.. i'm a little bit lost on the OS/software setup on this environment. thanks!
An alternative solutoin for having the users enter logon information is to use firefox instead of IE.
You can also use squidguard with squid to do category based filtering much like websence and bluecoat does (Not that powerfull DB ofcourse but also not much less for a free product)
If you are stuck with any squidish stuff just post it here
You can also use squidguard with squid to do category based filtering much like websence and bluecoat does (Not that powerfull DB ofcourse but also not much less for a free product)
If you are stuck with any squidish stuff just post it here
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Hi guys,
even if forefox is much better than IE, I have bloody corporate rules that force me using it.
at the top of all company divisions we have a websence filtering but at the site level we do not have any cache (MS ISA2004 to be dismissed). After hours of googling I found this nice article
http://www.thedailyadmin.com/2009/04/how-to-install-virtual-machine-with.html
I'll mix the papercut solution provide by you and I'll probably end this in to a realable cache proxy server based on linux OS. i'll keep you posted! ciao
even if forefox is much better than IE, I have bloody corporate rules that force me using it.
at the top of all company divisions we have a websence filtering but at the site level we do not have any cache (MS ISA2004 to be dismissed). After hours of googling I found this nice article
http://www.thedailyadmin.com/2009/04/how-to-install-virtual-machine-with.html
I'll mix the papercut solution provide by you and I'll probably end this in to a realable cache proxy server based on linux OS. i'll keep you posted! ciao
ASKER
hi!i
i have just installed the squid+dansguardian.
how can i temporarely route the www traffic made by this new squid box to another proxy? in this staging I do not have corporate firewall ports open for the new squid server so I would first have a proxy chaning than move it as normal (if works ;))
staging:
new squid > proxy > firewall > internet
future:
new squid > firewall > internet
thanks
ciao
i have just installed the squid+dansguardian.
how can i temporarely route the www traffic made by this new squid box to another proxy? in this staging I do not have corporate firewall ports open for the new squid server so I would first have a proxy chaning than move it as normal (if works ;))
staging:
new squid > proxy > firewall > internet
future:
new squid > firewall > internet
thanks
ciao
You'll get better help if you phrase a new question with that specific intent in mind. I do not work hands-on with squid or any other proxy server in the last 7 years or more. My experience is quite dated. I knew enough to recommend squid but not hands-on to config.
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Have you see this article regarding Squid + AD?
http://www.papercut.com/kb/Main/ConfiguringSquidProxyToAuthenticateWithActiveDirectory
Google squid + ldap authentication to get some more articles
If you've already a working AD, then you should be able to work the squid config in on the side and fully test it with AD prior to ever doing any permanent changes to the main proxy.