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PROXY SERVER

B lo c k e d W e b s ite s & S e r v ic e s

Proxy Server

Proxy Server controls client computers access to the Internet.
 It blocks the users from accessing undesirable websites and hides the internal
identity of the network.
 It improves performance by storing webpages locally.
 It is generally used to share internet from one machine to several clients.
 Squid Proxy is widely used as Proxy because it provides many features & is an open
source.
Squid Proxy Server Profile
 Packages : squid*
 Service Name : squid
 Default port : 3128
 Config File : /etc/squid/squid.conf
 Log file Path : /var/log/squid
 Environment : RHEL 7, Centos 7 and RHEL 6

Step 1: Installation process
[root@server ~]# yum install squid*

Step 2: Enable and start the Service
[root@server ~]# systemctl enable squid

Step 3: Allow firewall port for squid
[root@server ~]# firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=3128/tcp
success
[root@server ~]# firewall-cmd --reload
success

S. Pradhan
(MCA, MBA-IT, BCA, CCNA, MCSA 2012, RHCE, ETHICAL HACKING)
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