It describes step by step process of configuring squid server on RedHat Linux <comment>

1. Squid Proxy Server on RHEL

8. Snapshots of Proxy Server Configuration

9. Open Squid-configuration file

10. The configuration file has been opened. Allowing client to access squid services Blocking sites in squid-block.acl

11. Check squid services on or not

12. Starting Squid Verify if port 3128 open

13. Open iptables file

14. ip-tables file opened Append this line so that ip-tables allow access to proxy server

15. Enable Firewall

16. Restart ip-tables based Firewall

17. Create Squid-block.acl

18. Squid-Block.acl file opened Enlist websites you want to block

19. In edit go to preferences Click on settings Browser Settings/Client Configuration

20. Set proxy ip addr & port as 3128

21. Client Searching rediff.com Blocking Sites…. Access Denied

25. Creating user name and password # htpasswd /etc/squid/passwd user1 Step # 1: Create a username/password

27. # chmod o+r /etc/squid/passwd

28. Step # 2: Locate ncsa_auth authentication helper # rpm -ql squid | grep ncsa_auth

31. The REQURIED term means that any authenticated user will match the ACL named ncsa_users Also find out ACL section and append/modify: acl ncsa_users proxy_auth REQUIRED http_access allow ncsa_users

32. Authentication Enter user name and password.

34. User can access internet only between 17:00-18:00 on wed