System Administration and Maintenance
Proxy Server 1 Purpose – – To separate internal network from internet (NAT) To cache often used content User control: Who is allowed to access internet To enable anonymous surfing
Proxy Server 2 Function – Requirement: – The proxy server Two network adapters receives requests from a client passes the request to the addressed server receives the answer from the addressed server passes the answer to the client
Proxy Server 3 ProtocolsPorts – HTTP80, 8080, 3128 – HTTPS443 – FTP20, 21 – SOCKS 4 / 5Port independent
Proxy server 5 Products – Squid – FreeProxy and many more
Proxy Server 6 – Install squid – Configure squid $ yum install squid $ vi /etc/squid/squid.conf