Looks like the default settings. Perhaps someone can also chip in some configuration suggestions, but I do notice that the PID file directory might not exist, or squid doesn't have access to it. --------------------------------------------- Chad E. Naugle Tech Support II, x. 7981 Travel Impressions, Ltd. >>> "Charles Roper" <charlzroper@xxxxxxxxx> 12/28/2010 2:28 PM >>> Well, with a little help, I was able to update to 2.7, but now I can't start it. Here is cache.log: ---------------------------------------------- 2010/12/28 04:20:12| Starting Squid Cache version 2.7.STABLE9 for i386-redhat-linux-gnu... 2010/12/28 04:20:12| Process ID 3202 2010/12/28 04:20:12| With 1024 file descriptors available 2010/12/28 04:20:12| Using epoll for the IO loop 2010/12/28 04:20:12| DNS Socket created at 0.0.0.0, port 53333, FD 6 2010/12/28 04:20:12| Adding nameserver 10.10.10.1 from /etc/resolv.conf 2010/12/28 04:20:12| User-Agent logging is disabled. 2010/12/28 04:20:12| Referer logging is disabled. 2010/12/28 04:20:12| logfileOpen: opening log /var/log/squid/access.log 2010/12/28 04:20:12| Unlinkd pipe opened on FD 11 2010/12/28 04:20:12| Swap maxSize 2048000 + 262144 KB, estimated 177703 objects 2010/12/28 04:20:12| Target number of buckets: 8885 2010/12/28 04:20:12| Using 16384 Store buckets 2010/12/28 04:20:12| Max Mem size: 262144 KB 2010/12/28 04:20:12| Max Swap size: 2048000 KB 2010/12/28 04:20:12| Local cache digest enabled; rebuild/rewrite every 3600/3600 sec 2010/12/28 04:20:12| logfileOpen: opening log /var/log/squid/store.log 2010/12/28 04:20:12| Rebuilding storage in /var/spool/squid (DIRTY) 2010/12/28 04:20:12| Using Least Load store dir selection 2010/12/28 04:20:12| Set Current Directory to /var/spool/squid 2010/12/28 04:20:12| Loaded Icons. 2010/12/28 04:20:12| Accepting proxy HTTP connections at 0.0.0.0, port 8080, FD 13. 2010/12/28 04:20:12| Accepting ICP messages at 0.0.0.0, port 3130, FD 14. 2010/12/28 04:20:12| WCCP Disabled. 2010/12/28 04:20:12| /var/log/squid/run/squid.pid: (2) No such file or directory 2010/12/28 04:20:12| WARNING: Could not write pid file 2010/12/28 04:20:12| Ready to serve requests. 2010/12/28 04:20:12| Done reading /var/spool/squid swaplog (747 entries) 2010/12/28 04:20:12| Finished rebuilding storage from disk. 2010/12/28 04:20:12| 747 Entries scanned 2010/12/28 04:20:12| 0 Invalid entries. 2010/12/28 04:20:12| 0 With invalid flags. 2010/12/28 04:20:12| 747 Objects loaded. 2010/12/28 04:20:12| 0 Objects expired. 2010/12/28 04:20:12| 0 Objects cancelled. 2010/12/28 04:20:12| 0 Duplicate URLs purged. 2010/12/28 04:20:12| 0 Swapfile clashes avoided. 2010/12/28 04:20:12| Took 0.3 seconds (2547.6 objects/sec). 2010/12/28 04:20:12| Beginning Validation Procedure 2010/12/28 04:20:12| Completed Validation Procedure 2010/12/28 04:20:12| Validated 747 Entries 2010/12/28 04:20:12| store_swap_size = 7200k 2010/12/28 04:20:13| storeLateRelease: released 0 objects ---------------------------------------------------------- You just want me to copy/paste squid.conf? -----Original Message----- From: Chad Naugle [mailto:Chad.Naugle@xxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2010 10:47 AM To: Charles Roper Cc: squid-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: Allow untrusted ssl connections Okay, then please simply post the current squid.conf first -- chances are, it sounds like its not configured correctly, between that, and your browser configuration. --------------------------------------------- Chad E. Naugle Tech Support II, x. 7981 Travel Impressions, Ltd. >>> "Charles Roper" <charlzroper@xxxxxxxxx> 12/28/2010 1:23 PM >>> Any advice on how best to do that? This is my first linux box and I created it precisely to use it as a Squid Proxy. This steep learning curve is kind of intimidating :/ -----Original Message----- From: Chad Naugle [mailto:Chad.Naugle@xxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2010 10:05 AM To: Charles Roper Cc: squid-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: Allow untrusted ssl connections Okay ... Firstly, you should probably compile an updated version of Squid, using either the 2.7 or 3.1 branch from http://www.squid-cache.org, and then install it. That version of Squid is probably only current for your install of CentOS. Then post your configuration, it should be under /etc/squid, called squid.conf. --------------------------------------------- Chad E. Naugle Tech Support II, x. 7981 Travel Impressions, Ltd. >>> "Charles Roper" <charlzroper@xxxxxxxxx> 12/28/2010 12:52 PM >>> Of course, sorry. squid-2.6.STABLE21-6.el5.i386 CentOS release 5.5 (Final) When I try to install the latest stable version using "yum install squid", I get this: ------------------------------------------ # yum install squid Loaded plugins: fastestmirror Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile * addons: mirror.stanford.edu * base: mirrors.usc.edu * extras: mirror.its.uidaho.edu * updates: mirror.its.uidaho.edu Setting up Install Process Package 7:squid-2.6.STABLE21-6.el5.i386 already installed and latest version Nothing to do -------------------------------------------- Is there another way I should be updating? Thanks for the reply! -----Original Message----- From: Chad Naugle [mailto:Chad.Naugle@xxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2010 9:48 AM To: Charles Roper; squid-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Allow untrusted ssl connections Can you report back with your version of Squid, and configuration? --------------------------------------------- Chad E. Naugle Tech Support II, x. 7981 Travel Impressions, Ltd. >>> Charles Roper <charlzroper@xxxxxxxxx> 12/28/2010 12:33 PM >>> Hello, I'm using Squid Proxy to access my home network while I'm away from the house ... I'm running into a bit of trouble with SSL connections. Using just a plain 'ol connection to the internet, occasionally , Firefox will warn me of "Untrusted Connection" on certain websites that I visit. I believe this is due to either invalid SSL certs or self-signed SSL certs. Either way, I do trust these sites ... some of them are my own! I tell Firefox that it's ok and it will let me view the sites as normal. The problem arises when I try to access those same sites through my home Squid Proxy instead of directly connecting to the internet. When I do that, Firefox throws a "Problem loading page error" : ------------------------------ Unable to connect Firefox can't establish a connection to the server at 8.8.8.8:2096. * The site could be temporarily unavailable or too busy. Try again in a few moments. * If you are unable to load any pages, check your computer's network connection. * If your computer or network is protected by a firewall or proxy, make sure that Firefox is permitted to access the Web. ----------------------------- I'm assuming this is a security configuration, but I really need to be able to access those sites through Squid Proxy. For years, I've been using OpenSSH with SpoonProxy (Windows-based) and it worked flawlessly, but this week I thought I'd make the switch to Squid Proxy to see if I noticed any improvements. I did notice many speed improvements, and this is the only problem that I've run into, so I'm hoping you can help me resolve it. Thanks - look forward to your reply! - Charles Travel Impressions made the following annotations ------------------------------------------------------------- "This message and any attachments are solely for the intended recipient and may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, use, or distribution of the information included in this message and any attachments is prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us by reply e-mail and immediately and permanently delete this message and any attachments. Thank you." Travel Impressions made the following annotations ------------------------------------------------------------- "This message and any attachments are solely for the intended recipient and may contain confidential or privileged information. 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