Some GIT servers support the http protocol but some don’t and if you’re behind a firewall like me (at work – so I don’t have control over it and most ports are blocked) you basically can’t access GIT.
This tutorial will demonstrate how to set up a Squid Proxy server on Ubuntu 9.04 Server with DansGuardian (for content filtering) and ClamAV (for Virus scanning); in addition, we will set up Web Proxy AutoDetection (WPAD) through DHCP (in this case, the Windows Server 2003 DHCP server) or DNS so that the only configuration necessary on the client side is to check “Auto-detect proxy settings for this network” in Firefox or Internet Explorer. At the end of the tutorial, users will have a fully functional and secure proxy for HTTP access.
First, what is Squid?
Squid is a proxy server for caching web pages and files supporting HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, etc. The Squid proxy is an useful tool. It is going to reduce bandwidth consumption and improve response times by caching and reusing frequently-requested web pages.
Do I need it?
Not really, you still can surf the net without [...]
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