Squid Proxy Server Change Outgoing IP Address

Author: Vivek Gite Last updated: January 15, 2013 4 comments

I have Squid caching proxy server deployed on Rackspace based server in UK. This server has four IP address. I would like to change outgoing IP addresses from default 1.2.3.1 to 1.2.3.4. How do I change proxy server outgoing IP address under Linux or Unix operating systems?

Tutorial details
Difficulty	Intermediate (rss)
Root privileges	Yes
Requirements	Squid v2.6+
Time	N/A

You need to configure the option tcp_outgoing_address in squid.conf file. This option allows you to map requests to different outgoing IP addresses. The IP address can be based on the username or source address of the user making the request. The syntax is:

Configuration

Edit the squid.conf file:
# vi /etc/squid/squid.conf
Find or add the following configuration directive:

tcp_outgoing_address 1.2.3.4

Save and close the file. Reload the squid proxy server / config file changes by typing the following command:
# squid -k reconfigure
OR
# service squid reload

Setting up multiple outgoing IP addresses

You can forward clients request based on IPs for certain users:

#define acl
acl admin 192.168.1.100
acl tom 192.168.1.101
acl raj 192.168.1.102
 
# set up outgoing rule
tcp_outgoing_address 192.168.1.254 admin
tcp_outgoing_address 192.168.1.253 tom
tcp_outgoing_address 192.168.1.253 raj

However, forwarding clients with dedicated IPs for certain subnets is more useful:

## full filtering enabled using iptables on 10.0.0.0/24 and routed via squid##
acl throttle_service_net src 10.0.0.0/24
 
## admins are skip from this limits ##
acl admins_service_net src 192.168.1.0/24
 
## Set rules ##
tcp_outgoing_address 10.1.0.2 throttle_service_net
tcp_outgoing_address 192.168.1.254 admins_service_net

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