What is the difference between transparent and reverse proxy?
OK, it may sound like a naive question, but one can set up a transparent
proxy to be a de facto a reverse proxy:
- redirect traffic (iptables) from port 80 to 3128
- add to squid.conf:
acl proxy_websites dstdomain .example.tld
http_access allow proxy_websites
And we have a transparent proxy which is a reverse proxy when someone is
trying to reach www.example.tld.
Why should I use all directives for configuring a reverse proxy, if it
works with the setup explained above?
Or, am I missing something important here?
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Tomasz Chmielewski
http://wpkg.org
