Squid on Linux FC6

Make a simple Proxy server configuration using squid...

Best control over internet access in NAT / Cafe or for home usage on multiple computers..

Here are some steps :
yum -y install squid

Open config file :
vi /etc/squid/squid.conf

Most of setting are done as default + lot of commented advance config

Your squid.conf abstractly looks like :

================================================================
http_port 3128
hierarchy_stoplist cgi-bin ?
acl QUERY urlpath_regex cgi-bin \?
cache deny QUERY

acl apache rep_header Server ^Apache
broken_vary_encoding allow apache

#logging details
access_log /var/log/squid/access.log squid

refresh_pattern ^ftp: 1440 20% 10080
refresh_pattern ^gopher: 1440 0% 1440
refresh_pattern . 0 20% 4320

acl all src 0.0.0.0/0.0.0.0
acl manager proto cache_object
acl localhost src 127.0.0.1/255.255.255.255
acl to_localhost dst 127.0.0.0/8
acl SSL_ports port 443
acl CONNECT method CONNECT

http_access allow manager localhost
http_access deny manager
http_access deny !Safe_ports
http_access deny CONNECT !SSL_ports

acl our_networks src 10.10.10.0/24 172.16.12.0/24
http_access allow our_networks

http_access allow localhost
http_access deny all

http_reply_access allow all

icp_access allow all
coredump_dir /var/spool/squid
================================================================

We can add/remove network series by adding ==>

acl our_networks src 10.10.10.0/24 172.16.12.0/24
http_access allow our_networks


Single IP access can be manipulated acl list

Most important thing is : complete logging. (Not available in case of NAT)
We can monitor it to produce Artificial intenllegence

Now start squid ::::::::
service squid start

Set Proxy server IP & port to browser settings .. its working