Squid Server for Cacko ROM
The Squid Caching Proxy Server supports...
*Proxying and caching of HTTP, FTP, and other
URLs
* Proxying for SSL
* Cache hierarchies
* ICP, HTCP, CARP, Cache Digests
* Transparent caching
* WCCP
* Extensive access controls
* HTTP server acceleration
* SNMP
* Caching of DNS lookups
The default configuration of this package creates a local caching
proxy to speed your web browsing experience. You can find more
about Squid at the Squid homepage
Package Installation
During the package installation process the /usr/bin/setup_squid
script is run to create a Squid cache on the first non-FAT formatted SD
card or Compact Flash media card found. To find which card has
this cache look for a '.squid' folder in the root of your SD card or
Compact Flash card. If the post installation script does not find
a non-FAT formatted device to create the cache you have to create it
manually.
Manual Cache Creation
WARNING! You should only need to manually create a squid cache if
you did not have a non-FAT formatted storage card available during
installation. The ONLY time you will need to do this is if you
did not have a non-FAT formatted card available. WARNING!
To manually create your squid cache open a Konsole window
and run
the following: sudo su - /usr/bin/setup_squid
Setting Up Your Network Connection
Once the Squid server is running you can edit an existing
connection in the Network application to use the local proxy. Go
to the 
tab
and click on the 
icon. Select an existing network connection and click on the 
button. Then click
on the 
tab and
change from No Proxy to Set Proxy as in this image:
Then in the "Host:" field type "localhost" and in the "Port:" field
specify "3128" as in the image below:
Click on OK. If you are currently connected with this
connection disconnect and reconnect. After connecting you should
be able to launch your favorite web browser and enjoy cached
browsing. If you cannot browse the web make sure that the squid
proxy server is running. You can verify this by opening a Konsole
window and running the command 'ps -ef | grep squid'. A process
of /usr/bin/squid should be listed.
Links
For more information on the Squid Proxy server point your browser
to http://www.squid-cache.org