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      dlawley
      last edited by

      The proxy filter might impact your access to the cache mgr, if you have ip addresses blocked.  Which I did on my production server.

      But I'm all good now.

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        serangku
        last edited by

        i always use cachemgr to monitoring squid …
        ifen not understand much ...  ;D
        i keep this link on my email to help me remember how to it ...

        http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=14609.0

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          Bai Shen
          last edited by

          So I have the cachemgr page working, but one thing concerns me.  On the Store Directory page, it says the following: Accepted object sizes: 0 - (unlimited) bytes

          However, on the Cache Mgmt page, I have max object size set to 1024.  So why the difference?

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            Pistolero
            last edited by

            No workie for me :(

            I get this:

            Cache Manager menu for x.x.x.x:

            GIF89a

            Generated Mon, 25 Oct 2010 06:32:27 GMT, by cachemgr.cgi/2.7.STABLE9@r

            Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

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              wagonza
              last edited by

              @Pistolero:

              No workie for me :(

              I get this:

              Cache Manager menu for x.x.x.x:

              GIF89a

              Generated Mon, 25 Oct 2010 06:32:27 GMT, by cachemgr.cgi/2.7.STABLE9@r

              Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

              I am not sure what that reference to GIF89a is? But you should see a page with:

              Cache server with drop down list of your pfSense's IP address.
              Input for a Manager name
              Input for a Password

              and finally a "Continue" button which will take you to the stats page. What do you see when you click on this button?

              Follow me on twitter http://twitter.com/wagonza
              http://www.thepackethub.co.za

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                Pistolero
                last edited by

                @wagonza:

                @Pistolero:

                No workie for me :(

                I get this:

                Cache Manager menu for x.x.x.x:

                GIF89a

                Generated Mon, 25 Oct 2010 06:32:27 GMT, by cachemgr.cgi/2.7.STABLE9@r

                Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

                I am not sure what that reference to GIF89a is? But you should see a page with:

                Cache server with drop down list of your pfSense's IP address.
                Input for a Manager name
                Input for a Password

                and finally a "Continue" button which will take you to the stats page. What do you see when you click on this button?

                I do see the drop-down list with the input fields. I get that weird screen after clicking continue. The weird page with the GIF89a I get only in Firefox. IE only displays

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                  wagonza
                  last edited by

                  Sounds like you dont have your cachemgr.conf file setup correctly and after clicking submit it is timing out.

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                    udupagn
                    last edited by

                    Hi pl tel me
                    i Installed  pfsense

                    installed proxy server with mod security
                    '
                    squid  package
                    squidguard package  installed
                    tel me how to block unwanted or porn sites

                    pl reply
                    Ganesh

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                      wagonza
                      last edited by

                      Please dont hijack another thread but rather start a new one.

                      Have a look at http://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/SquidGuard_package for instructions.

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                        Hugovsky
                        last edited by

                        Did the cachemgr.cgi trick. Working great with squid in transparent mode. Thank you!

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                          mikesamo
                          last edited by

                          Mrtg work well too.

                          http://oss.oetiker.ch/mrtg/

                          ![MRTG Index Page.png](/public/imported_attachments/1/MRTG Index Page.png)
                          ![MRTG Index Page.png_thumb](/public/imported_attachments/1/MRTG Index Page.png_thumb)

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                            Pistolero
                            last edited by

                            I found what was breaking my cachemgr.cgi!

                            I use SquidGuard to filter ads and other inappropriate sites, redirecting them to an internal web server with a single transparent pixel. I also disallow IP addresses in the address field, to keep users too-smart-for-their-own-good from bypassing the filter by using an IP. If you configure the cachemgr to connect to the proxy via IP, it will be blocked. Solved by connecting to localhost or the host name of the firewall.

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                              ethermcman
                              last edited by

                              Hi guys!
                              Sorry for bringing this topic out of its grave but I'm testing the new 2.0 RC1 and the cachemgr.cgi doesn't work anymore!
                              At least, it does half work : I can reach the cachemgr.cgi page with login info but hitting the connection brings me to "Access denied"…
                              Is this a squid.conf acl problem or maybe an Apache acl?
                              Also, I'll try the mrtg trick but the graphs don't print anything...
                              Any help will be appreciated!

                              Thanks!

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                                scooterdouglas
                                last edited by

                                What is your LAN IP address?

                                For example my LAN IP address is: 192.168.3.1

                                So, in cacehmgr.cgi I have the following:

                                
                                # This file controls which servers may be managed by
                                # the cachemgr.cgi script
                                #
                                # The file consists of one server per line on the format
                                #   hostname:port  description
                                #
                                # Specifying :port is optional. If not specified then
                                # the default proxy port is assumed. :* or :any matches
                                # any port on the target server.
                                #
                                # hostname is matched using shell filename matching, allowing
                                # * and other shell wildcards.
                                # localhost
                                192.168.3.1
                                
                                

                                Now, goto Services => Proxy Server, select the Access Control tab, scroll down to External Cache Managers and you should see some similar to this:

                                
                                192.168.3.1;127.0.0.1
                                
                                

                                Ignore the 127.0.0.1, that's something else I've been playing with ;)

                                Now to access cachemgr.cgi by following this link http://<your_pfsense_server>/cachemgr.cgi</your_pfsense_server>.

                                ;)

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                                  garenjeng
                                  last edited by

                                  thanks …
                                  tutorials that you provide goes well
                                  even now I'm dizzy reading the information provided  ;D

                                  but I still have one question, how to give a password when accessing cachemgr ?

                                  thanks a lot

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