SSH is a very secure encrypted connection. Much much easier to setup then a VPN. its quite easy to setup, on the server side all we need is Open SSH and Squid on the client side Windows we can use […]
sudo apt-get update behind proxy
When using sudo apt-get update behind a proxy you must do visudo Defaults env_keep = “http_proxy https_proxy ftp_proxy DISPLAY XAUTHORITY”
WinHTTP AutoProxy Support
Our windows event logs are filling with useless messages. I went ahead and disable that useless services. Event Type: Information Event Source: WinHttpAutoProxySvc Event ID: 12503 The WinHTTP Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Service has been idle for 15 minutes, it will […]
How to install varnish
Updatede version of this howto I have used a lot os Squid, but now we need a reverse cache solution. And the best one out there is an Open Source software called Varnish. How to install (tested on CentOs /RedHat) […]
Yum hangs at "Setting up Package Sacks"
Problem: There is a bug on Fedora 11 when yum update hangs when trying to connect via proxy when it tries to access https sites It stucks at: “Setting up Package Sacks” Solution: Proxy should be preset to work there […]
Tor Proxy Ubuntu Hardy
How to install Tor / Proxy / Anonymous browsing. The objective is to browse websites with a different IP other then your ISP one, Tor has a network of proxy servers where it allows you to jump from on to […]
SquidGuard 1.4 Howto
Howto setup SquidGuard 1.4 (check out my howto on SQUID) Requirements: * Bison * Flex * Berkeley DB V.2.7.7, V3.2.x or 4.x (original site: www.oracle.com/database/berkeley-db/index.html). Annotation: Berkeley DB version 4.7 gives error messages during compilation. Up to version 4.6 the […]