Here I am sharing 10 best articles on LinuxReaders.com during year 2009. These are not just popular viewed articles but are the best of my selection. These are useful for any linux admin to ease routine tasks. 1) Change Ubuntu 9.10 Resolution By default Ubuntu 9.10 supports 1024×768 resolution, which is not enough for me. [...]
Full Story »Squid over Windows
Most of the linux admins have used squid over linux. This is one of the best proxy available. One of my windows admin friend asked me to suggest free proxy available over windows, which has all the feature as Squid. For testing purpose I configured squid over windows. This was easy task as win compiled [...]
Full Story »Squid with AVScanner -SquidClamav
Many Administrators prefrers Squid as proxy, as its very flexible & equipped with many features. With the increasing use of Internet, threats like virus / trojans also increased. To protect corporate network one needs to use proxy with Antivirus for additional security. I used SquidClamav with Squid to protect my network. Below is the installation [...]
Full Story »Linux as Internet Gateway
This post is for small office use / for beginners. Many would require to use Linux as Internet gateway. Connecting DSL links over Linux server you can filter URL & get proxy caching to reduce link consumption, use DHCP server, use internal DNS server, create internet usage report & block unwanted traffic using iptables. Configure [...]
Full Story »Squid Proxy
Squid is a caching proxy server. Squid is a caching proxy for the Web supporting HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, and more. It reduces bandwidth and improves response times by caching and reusing frequently-requested web pages. Squid has extensive access controls and makes a great server accelerator. It runs on most available operating systems, including Windows and [...]
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