Squid - select loopback interface or not?
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I ask u this.
U have a network in the range 192.168.1.0/24, u setup pfsense with 2 interfaces, WAN+LAN.
Them u decide to install squid, u want to protect the network behind the LAN, in this situation u need the loopback?
In my little experience, I just need loopback went I need to get squid internal performance info which mgr give us, other than that no need loopback.
Hope this give u some info.
I have three lan Interfaces.
I hope I understood you correctly, and so I disabled the loopback interface now.
I found this on the pfsense page
https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Setup_Squid_as_a_Transparent_ProxyOr does anyone disagree turning off the loopback interface?
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IIRC you need the loopback interface selected for Lightsquid to work.
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@KOM:
IIRC you need the loopback interface selected for Lightsquid to work.
ok only for lightsquid. And if i wanna use squidguard….Do i have to turn loopback device also on ?
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Not sure. I'd just leave loopback selected unless it's giving you some specific problem.
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@KOM:
Not sure. I'd just leave loopback selected unless it's giving you some specific problem.
Ok. Thx. Is loopback necessary for clam (antivirus) ?
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Definitely no idea. I don't run that crap on my router. AV belongs on the client, not the router.
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Thx KOM….you helped me and a lot of other users in this forum. :-)
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I found a difference when I activate loopback interface in proxy mode.
if the loopback interface is activated, advertising links on google search results won´t open. thats great!
if i deactivate the loopback interface, advertising links on google search results open again..can someone explain why it is like that?
thx
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Perhaps the loopback interface is used by squidguard?
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no
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It's now a week later and you're still worrying about this? Stuff works when it's selected, stuff breaks when it isn't. Just leave it selected.
