> > Experimenting with Squid 3, I've setup an accelerating Proxy for some > > web servers/sites. > > > >> From squid.conf: > > > > http_port squid_ip:80 vhost > > https_port squid_ip:443 cert=/path/to/cert/cert.crt \ > > key=/path/to/key/key.key vhost > > ssl_unclean_shutdown on > > sslproxy_flags DONT_VERIFY_PEER > > redirect_rewrites_host_header off > > redirect_program /usr/bin/jesred > > redirect_children 10 > > You should also define at least one cache_peer where Squid is supposed to > forward the request. That does work indeed. Why is the cache_peer needed if the web servers ips and names are present in the /etc/hosts? I do understand however the possibilities of the cache_peer like the very handy login=PASS and originserver options. Regards, tuukka
