Monitor Squid Status

Pistolero · Oct 29, 2010, 1:54 PM

@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

wagonza · Nov 4, 2010, 6:58 AM

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

udupagn · Nov 5, 2010, 8:15 AM

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

wagonza · Nov 5, 2010, 1:01 PM

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.

Hugovsky · Nov 19, 2010, 5:07 PM

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

mikesamo · Dec 30, 2010, 6:34 AM

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)

Pistolero · Feb 6, 2011, 3:37 AM

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.

ethermcman · Apr 14, 2011, 2:55 PM

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!

scooterdouglas · Apr 25, 2011, 12:46 PM

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>.

;)

garenjeng · Jun 7, 2011, 1:19 PM

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