Re: [squid-users] Transparent vs. Intercept

Ken_Shelby_at_nysb.uscourts.gov wrote:
> I have a Linux box running Squid 3.1.4 set up as the default gateway for
> my user desktops. The O/S is configured for NAT and forwarding incoming
> traffic on port 80 to port 3128. It is doing interception caching, and
> working well, and has the following line in squid.conf:
>
> http_port 192.168.1.121:3128 transparent
>
> But having re-read your FAQ, I'm wondering if it should say "intercept"
> instead. What is the difference?

In 3.1 very little. It's a transition release to give people time to
upgrade their configs before "transparent" keyword starts to means HTTP
transparent (invisible proxy) instead of NAT intercepting proxy.

Amos

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