Re: [squid-users] No forward-proxy ports error in 3.3

So this port which is squid needs has to have connection with the
client?or with itself? How will i do that?

http_port 127.0.0.1:3128 ? would this work?

-talha

On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 4:03 PM, Amos Jeffries <squid3_at_treenet.co.nz> wrote:
> On 23/04/2012 9:07 p.m., Ahmed Talha Khan wrote:
>>
>> Hey,
>> I am using 3.3 sources to make a transparent proxy. i have configured
>> the http port in the squid like this
>>
>>
>> http_port 192.168.8.40:3128 intercept ssl-bump
>> generate-host-certificates=on dynamic_cert_mem_cache_size=4MB
>> cert=/home/talha/squid/www.sample.com.pem
>> key=/home/talha/squid/www.sample.com.pem
>>
>> But when i run squid i get these error at the start and my webpages
>> wont open. I think these errors are the problem showing something in
>> forwarding .
>>
>> 2012/04/23 16:06:44| ERROR: No forward-proxy ports configured.
>> 2012/04/23 16:06:44| ERROR: No forward-proxy ports configured.
>> 2012/04/23 16:06:44| ERROR: No forward-proxy ports configured.
>>
>>
>>
>> The above definition of http_port is exactly that of a forward-proxy
>> port! isnt it?
>
>
> No it is an interception port. Forward proxy port has no special mode
> settings (intercept/tproxy/accel).
>
>
>>  So why is squid screaming about this?
>
>
> Squid needs at least one port to serve the error page, FTP and gopher icons,
> and other proxy-proxy communications from. Interception port mode now (3.2+)
> has security checks which cause problems for that traffic.
>
>
>>   This runs in 3.1
>> btw. May be 3.2/3.3 have some changes. Running squid -k parse also
>> shows no issue. Heres the relevant output of -k parse
>
>
> Hmm. It should have. Thank you.
>
> Amos

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Regards,
-Ahmed Talha Khan