On Tue, 2007-11-27 at 19:19 +0000, Michael Rimicans wrote: > So if squid is running on a server which is connected to the internet > and all the computers connect to squid proxy on (for example)port > 8000, is squid sharing the internet connection or not? > > > > Kris Marsh wrote: > > On Nov 26, 2007 7:30 PM, Michael Rimicans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Greetings, > > > > > > Quick question: > > > > > > Can squid proxy server also be used to share an internet connection over > > > a small office network? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > > > https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Michael, that's not really what it's used for (although, it can be > > used in conjunction with NAT, to speed up popular websites). > > > > You will probably want to use NAT / IP Masquerading: > > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=111972 > > > > Kris > > > > >
The important distinction here is the difference between a web proxy and an Internet sharing device. A web proxy such as Squid deals with http(s) traffic only*. This means no icmp, rtp, udp, bittorrent etc unless it's tunnelled through http(s). An Internet sharing device such as router or a simple NAT box will allow you to forward all kinds of traffic back and forth to the Internet. Basically, it allows many computers to share one IP address. Regards, Steve *It does FTP too. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
