Transparent proxy not working

ganewbie

Hello,
Today, I have setup:
Squid 2.7.9 pkg v.4.3.6
and
Squid guard 1.9.14

On my updated PfSense 2.2.4

I configured them exactly as shown on the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-6_13P8pS8

But I cannot browse any http, but only can browse https.

I notice one error, that I cannot figure out if it is a bug or I am doing somthing wrong. On top of that I have no idea if it is related to my problem.

As soon as I check mark the Transparent Proxy to enable it.
I get an error message under the tab Auth setting.

"The following input errors were detected:

Authentication cannot be enabled while transparent proxy mode is enabled"

However the Authentication method is None.

Any clues will be appreciated?

Cheers,

agixdota

@ganewbie:

Hello,
Today, I have setup:
Squid 2.7.9 pkg v.4.3.6
and
Squid guard 1.9.14

On my updated PfSense 2.2.4

I configured them exactly as shown on the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-6_13P8pS8

But I cannot browse any http, but only can browse https.

I notice one error, that I cannot figure out if it is a bug or I am doing somthing wrong. On top of that I have no idea if it is related to my problem.

As soon as I check mark the Transparent Proxy to enable it.
I get an error message under the tab Auth setting.

"The following input errors were detected:

Authentication cannot be enabled while transparent proxy mode is enabled"

However the Authentication method is None.

Any clues will be appreciated?

Cheers,

Why used older squid version? ;D

ganewbie

I just downloaded it from the packages available for download.
What is the correct way to install the packages? sorry for a newbie question.
Thanks,

agixdota

@ganewbie:

I just downloaded it from the packages available for download.
What is the correct way to install the packages? sorry for a newbie question.
Thanks,

delete ur squid 2.7 and then choose squid3

ganewbie

I am not sure how to get the latest package, when i check under packages there is the one I have installed and nothing else.
How do you find the latest?
Sorry again for a newbie question.

technical ownage

The package you are looking for is labeled 'Squid3' under packages, not 'Squid'

agixdota

@technical:

The package you are looking for is labeled 'Squid3' under packages, not 'Squid'

yea squid3 ;D

ganewbie

Well,
Thanks to all for the great support, now I got squid3 working no issue however the squid-guard does not want to run.
After searching on forums, I found out that you need to re-download the blacklist sites after each reboot. Not sure why? but in any case when I do that it works meaning, both services could show green and running under status–> Services.

The interesting thing is when I deny for example Porn it does not do anything and you can still have access to Porn. Is there a special package or even some different approach to block or deny certain site categories?

Thanks,

KOM

If you're using an appliance, then /tmp is held in RAM, and /tmp is where the blacklist files are stored.

twoxx

@ganewbie:

Well,
Thanks to all for the great support, now I got squid3 working no issue however the squid-guard does not want to run.
After searching on forums, I found out that you need to re-download the blacklist sites after each reboot. Not sure why? but in any case when I do that it works meaning, both services could show green and running under status–> Services.

The interesting thing is when I deny for example Porn it does not do anything and you can still have access to Porn. Is there a special package or even some different approach to block or deny certain site categories?

Thanks,

I had the same issue on pfsense 2.2.1. I solved the problem by putting one item into "target categories" at squidguard. Choose a name for the entrance and put one URL into the URL-List.
Save the item and apply the changes. Download the blacklist again. After a reboot the blacklist is still active.