[squid-users] manual proxy configuration ...

[squid3 at treenet.co.nz]

On 2021-05-29 05:42, Albretch Mueller wrote:
> On 5/27/21, Matus UHLAR - fantomas wrote:
>>> On 5/25/21, ‪Amos Jeffries‬ wrote:
>>>> You enter the IP address or hostname of the squid machine into the
>>>> browser
>>>> "proxy settings" for manual configuration.
>> 
>> On 27.05.21 03:50, Albretch Mueller wrote:
>>> Yeah, exactly! and how do you know the IP address or hostname?
>> 
>> it's your or your organizations proxy - you are supposed to know that, 
>> not
>> us.
> 
>  I thought I was going to get droned for "not doing what I was
> supposed to do" (tm)
> 

Well. These are part of the basics needed to get a networked computer 
running.
You said you already had Squid running and in use. That makes us assume 
you know these basics already, but haven't mentioned them.


>>> What line in the conf file specifies that?
>> each browser has its own way of proxy settings.
>> Many of them support "system proxy settings".
> 
>  I am talking here about the squid conf file not the browser's and I


Squid is normally just configured with an "http_port 3128" or similar to 
receive traffic.

There *might* be an IP address there as well, or a hostname. But usually 
not. It is the network DHCP or machines network interface which 
determines the IP address Squid gets to use.



> am asking because I have reasons to be believe something fishy to be
> going on with the computer I expose to the Internet.


Aha. Finally an indication of what the real situation is. Its REALLY 
hard to help people who leave out important details all the time.


Amos