Linux Iptables allow SQUID proxy incoming client request

Posted by Vivek Gite [Last updated: August 9, 2005]

SQUID is a high‐performance proxy caching server for web clients, supporting FTP, gopher, and HTTP data objects etc. By default it listen on TCP 3128 port. Following iptables rules allows SQUID incoming client request (open TCP port 3128) for server IP address 202.54.1.20:
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp -s 0/0 --sport 1024:65535 -d 202.54.1.20 --dport 3128 -m state --state NEW,ESTABLISHED -j ACCEPT

iptables -A OUTPUT -p tcp -s 202.54.1.20 --sport 3128 -d 0/0 --dport 1024:65535 -m state --state ESTABLISHED -j ACCEPT

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Discussion on This Article:

suhail ahmad Says: December 1st, 2006 at 11:41 pm
sir,

how r u.my proluem is i want linux squid proxy server + linux firewall and dhcpd server configur name and mac address based.kindly send me mac address
configuration.

Thanx
Shahbaz Says: February 26th, 2007 at 1:08 pm
plz sir I install linux AS 3 squid is run proprely but Transparent Proxy not run plz sir give me detail information on Transparent Proxy and configuration.

Thanks

Shahbaz
Ez Says: April 30th, 2007 at 11:02 pm
Hi

Both of you dear Contact me at my email address ejaz@beaconet.net

its a simple and easy configuration ok

take care
FE AMAN ALLAH
rajesh Says: October 28th, 2007 at 4:51 am
hi sir some sites not open my local DNS iam useing linux server not open some sites
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ajay Says: December 28th, 2007 at 1:42 pm
i did install a squid proxy server (white box)

but how to connect a system with this proxy server while the client system ” white box ” in text mode
Atif Says: January 19th, 2008 at 7:23 am
Hello
I want to configure squid as a linux server to sharing of net on xp machine as a client.
Plz tell me about squid configuration on linux server and xp client.
Thanks
pranav vikash Says: June 5th, 2008 at 5:05 pm
hi
sir m using squid for non-transparent proxy server with iptable .plz tell how i will configure it .m using squid 2.6.19 stable