cache_peer 127.0.0.1 parent 3128 3130 default the above link points to the same server ! probably incorrect , you must use your parent IP address instead (172.16.101.3) On Sat, May 14, 2011 at 7:17 PM, Dr. Muhammad Masroor Ali <mmasroorali@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Dear All, > I thought that this would have been straight forward. > > In an Ubuntu machine, I use proxy 172.16.101.3 as the proxy for > browsing. This does not require any user name or password for access. > > I installed squid3 in this machine and set 127.0.0.1:3128 as proxy in > the browser. Also in the squid.conf file I have put, > cache_peer 127.0.0.1 parent 3128 3130 default > > Now when I try to browse, nothing happens. That is, the browser says > connecting or some such, and after a very long time it fails to open > the page. > > No error message has been found in the log files. I am really at a > loss what to do. > > Could somebody please tell me what to do. Thanks in advance. > > Dr. Muhammad Masroor Ali > Professor > Department of Computer Science and Engineering > Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology > Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh > > Phone: 880 2 966 5650 (PABX) > > In a world without walls and fences, who needs Windows and Gates?