On Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:09:04 -0600, Ryan Turnbull <rturnbull@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hello to all, > I'm going to ask a question that has probably been answered a > million times.... but what is one more. > > I'm trying to make a perfect squid configuration that allows > http/https connections. I would like to make it so users/devices do not > have to configure a proxy to be able to access the internet seamlessly. > I have had this working with the tranparent option on the http_port in > squid 3.0. However, as many users discovered, you CANNOT transparent > proxy https connections with squid/iptable rules, simply does not work. > HTTPS connection do work in squid, but you have to define the proxy in > the browser settings which is another problem altogether. And as much > as I wish https_port <ipaddress>:port transparent cert=<cert> key=<key> > doesn't work for anything other than your own https webservers. That is > it will NOT work for like your https connection to your bank or https > connection through to your webmail on your isp. > > So my question is, what is the best way to have internet protocol > traffic through squid without having to go to everyones browser and set > the proxy settings/allow all 443 traffic direct to internet. WPAD?? Web > page explaining how to set proxy?? This is absolutely driving me > nuts..... please help! Yes. WPAD/PAC or not trying to funnel it through Squid at all. Amos
