Re: [squid-users] Not to change ip

On Monday 29 August 2005 14:00, Oleksandr Samoylyk wrote:
> Christoph Haas wrote:
> > On Mon, Aug 29, 2005 at 11:00:54AM +0300, Oleksandr Samoylyk wrote:
> >
> >>Maybe it's a fool question, but anyway I'd like to know if it's possible
> >>to make Squid not to change ip at all? Any tricks, patches or hacks? Or
> >>is it completely impossible.
> >>
> >>I'd like to use it in transparent mode and moreover to make client ips
> >>unchangeable. So everywhere should be ip of user not Squid one. I've
> >>heard about Layer 7 switches that IMHO can do this things...
> >>I'd like to realize something like that on Unix. ;)
> >
> >
> > Squid does not allow bridging/spoofing. A proxy is a proxy is a proxy.
> > :)
> >
> > Christoph
>
> Maybe you know in which way should I "dig", ah? ;)

This feature will force squid to perform a "nonlocal bind" for
sockets on "outside world" connections. I do not know whether
Linux can do it (last I remember it could not). Google for it.

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