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Fidel Dangelow

Austinheap has a testing and proxy-submission form online now. Test your proxy and, once working, submit it: proxyheap (proxy checker) a project for iran

Fidel Dangelow

That's correct, it will run and you'll have no command prompt. You can get more information if you start squid with the command line "-d 1 i".

gigabyte72

I configured everything correctly and got it to start with no errors. But the proxyheap tester says Fatal error: couldn't connect to host. I have followed the instructions and also forwarded port 3128 for UDP and TCP. Any clue why this is happening?

Fidel Dangelow

A new proxy configuration file has been posted which offers better safety for people along with making Squid easier to set up. Since there are so many updates going around, here is a complete list of instructions as of 6/22:

1. Install squid on your system. http://dev.austinheap.com/iran/squid...bin-DELAYP.zip
For simplicity, extract it to C:\ (thus creating C:\Squid).

2. In the folder "C:\squid\etc" you will see several ".conf.default" files. Remove the ".default" portion so they all end in ".conf". Or, better yet, make a copy of them with the new names so you have backups to revert to if you need to.

3. Extract the ZIP attached to this message to "C:\Squid\etc\Squid.conf", overwriting the existing file. This file was created on 6/22/09 for the Windows version of Squid and includes updates which improve the safety of proxy operators. It is a slightly modified version of the original found here: http://dev.austinheap.com/iran/squid-iran-ideal.txt. It was modified to use Windows-style paths and a unique port.

4. Create the folder "C:\squid\var\cache"

5. Open a Command Prompt (Start, Run, then "cmd" and Enter)

6. Set up Squid with this line: (only needs to be done once)

c:\squid\sbin\squid -D -z

7. Next, start Squid in debug mode to make sure things are working:

c:\squid\sbin\squid -d 1 i

... you'll see several debug messages. If it worked, you will see no command prompt. (i.e. squid is still running)

8. If you like, you can stop Squid by hitting Ctrl+C, then run squid without debug mode:

c:\squid\sbin\squid i

9. Next, the port specified in this file needs to be opened on your router. The port defaults to 19570 but you can change it on the "http_port" line(s).

Once your proxy appears to be working, test it on this page: proxyheap (proxy checker) a project for iran. If the test succeeds, you can then submit it to Austin Heap. This is preferable to announcing your proxy publicly as it will help to avoid your IP from being blocked.

I need to sleep but will try to help folks troubleshoot problems.

Attached Files

Squid Configuration File.zip‎ (3.5 KB, 15 views)

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for linux users, tinyproxy works much quicker and easier than squid. very lightweight. it can be up and running in a matter of minutes.

https://www.banu.com/tinyproxy/

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I have Windows on I:\ and the cmd-box only says: FATAL: Unable to open configuration file: c:/squid/etc/squid.conf: <13> [...] .. and later: "abnormal program termination".

I followed the instructions by Fidel Dangelow and changed all C:\ to I:\.

I really would like to help, but it doesnt work with Windows in I:\ (yeah, this is my own mess, I screwed up the partitions while installing Win XP).

Peace,
MHans

MHans

On Step 6., by Fidel Dangelow, it says: "<13> Permission denied" ... "abnormal program termination". Is this only about Windows being set on I:\, or could I pass this problem somehow?

*EDIT*: A real detailed tutorial on how to set up a Proxy would be helpful. If it works with Win XP on different Partitions, I could create a visual tutorial and host it on my Webspace.

Fidel Dangelow

A very detailed set of instructions for setting up Squid on Windows is now available at this page: Cross sections of a wandering mind: Proxies for Iran: A walkthrough. It's way better than my post.

The only error I ran into was "OpenSCManager failed". I was able to fix this by using "Run as Administrator" on the Command Prompt for admin access. At any rate, the above link should be just the ticket.

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I just bought an iMac and just downloaded Squid to help. What do I do next? I'm old and this shit doesn't come easy to me.