[squid-users] Some websites doesn't work with squid anymore

[Amos Jeffries]

On 27/06/2016 9:53 a.m., Adam Wright wrote:
> I have been successfully using squid on my vps for years (Ubuntu 12.04) But
> for about two weeks, I'm not being able to access some certain adult
> websites (like redt***, xhams***, ***nhub, chaturb***.com). Some adult
> websites still works though.
> 

So what software changed?


> I can ping and download those websites with wget.
> 
> -------------------------------
> root at server1:~# wget xhams***.com
> --2016-06-24 21:13:05--  http://xhams***.com/
> Resolving xhams***.com (xhams***.com)... 88.208.18.30, 88.208.29.24,
> 2a02:b48:4000:d::1, ...
> Connecting to xhams***.com (xhams***.com)|88.208.18.30|:80... connected.
> HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
> Length: unspecified [text/html]
> Saving to: `index.html.3'
> 
>     [ <=>                                   ] 57,565       341K/s   in 0.2s
> 
> 2016-06-24 21:13:05 (341 KB/s) - `index.html.3' saved [57565]
> -------------------------------
> 
> But when I try to open those websites with squid, the browser gives me
> errors.

You have then changed two things between the tests.
 a) started going through a proxy, and
 b) started using a browser.

The error is a browser generated error message, not a proxy error
message. That is usually a big hint that the browser is where the
problem occurs.

> 
> -------------------------------
> Cannot connect to the website Please make sure:
> 
> - You have entered the correct URL.
> - You are connected to the Internet.
> - Your firewall is properly configured.
> - The website is not encountering any technical problem at the moment.
> 
> Error code 324 (net::ERR_EMPTY_RESPONSE)
> -------------------------------
> 
> When I alter the browser connection settings to allow for a direct
> connection with the Internet I can access these sites without problems. Why
> is this happening?

So Chrome, from about early 2012 ?

What do your proxy logs say is going on for those browser transactions?

Amos