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#1 2009-07-20 08:12:30
- alefsin
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Running optware's Squid
Hi,
I'm trying to use the optware's Squid to run a proxy server on my dns-323. I've installed it and tried to configure it according to various tutorials on the web but it doesn't work. I chmoded all necessary directories but it terminates as soon as it starts and leaves no log file.
Has anybody had success running it on dns-323? Are there any other alternatives?
Thanks a lot,
AlefSin
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#2 2009-07-20 09:40:15
- mushanga
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Re: Running optware's Squid
Did you considered polipo?
It's available through ffp and optware.
It's lighweigth and pretty straigthforward to configure.
I run it since a few days and I'm satisfied.
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#3 2009-07-20 23:23:13
- alefsin
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Re: Running optware's Squid
Thanks mushanga, I didn't know about polipo. It seems to be much lighter than Squid so I'll try it. I had a feeling that Squid for a small NAS like DNS-323 might be overkill. I'll report back when I install and configure polipo.
-AlefSin
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#4 2009-07-21 22:00:38
- alefsin
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Re: Running optware's Squid
mushanga: I've installed polipo (from optware) and configured it. It works like a charm! Thanks a lot.
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#5 2009-07-22 18:43:21
- mushanga
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Re: Running optware's Squid
You're welcome!
But now I have it running since a few days I must warn you: it can die unexpectedly sometimes 
When that happens you just need to start it again.
Maybe consider writting a small watchdog script to do it automatically.
Tell me how it behaves for you
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#6 2009-07-23 05:11:19
- alefsin
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Re: Running optware's Squid
I didn't die on me but then again, I've been changing it's config all the time and restarted it after each turn. The longest run was 12 hours I guess!
Btw, did you set up a crontab job to flush/purge/clean the cache? Polipo's manual says you have to do that. I've set a job that purges the cache every night.
I'll let you know if I face similar problem as yours over the next few days.
-AelfSin
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