SQUIDappliance

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SQUIDappliance version 3.0

Price:

$7.99

Updated: January 11, 2010

Features:

Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Server
VMware Tools
Squid 3.0.STABLE20-20091201
DansGuardian 2.10.1.1 with ClamAV AntiVirus Scanning
SquidGuard 1.4
Webmin 1.490
Squid Cache Options: UFS 10GB

Save your company Bandwidth and at the same time protect them with full HTTP AntiVirus scanning. SquidAppliance 3.0 provides all this and more.

INCLUDES: Dansguardian Reporting!

VMware Knowledgebase

Upon checkout you will receive the download link which will be valid for a limited time

Login Information:

Username: squid3

Password: changeme

Webmin Access: https://IP_address:10000
Use the above login credentials to get into the webmin interface.

Networking:

The Appliance is setup for DHCP, to change the appliance to use a static IP address, use the following instructions:

Edit the following file from the terminal:
sudo vim /etc/network/interfaces (enter in your password when asked)

Make sure iface eth0 inet static is present if you want to enter in a static IP address

Next, Change the Address, NetMask, Network, Broadcast and Gateway to match your network configuration. When you are finished, just hit ESC followed by :wq to save.

Interfaces example:
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
address 192.168.10.101
netmask 255.255.255.0
network 192.168.10.0
broadcast 192.168.10.255
gateway 192.168.10.1

Restart your network to apply your settings.

sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart

Importing Appliance into an ESXi Server:

Install vmware converter first, found here

Launch vmware converter and select "Convert Machine"

Select Source type should be "VMware workstation..."

Browse to your .vmx file of the appliance and click next

Select Destination Type should be "VMware Infrastructure Virtual Machine"

Input your VMware Infrastructure server Details and click Next

If the name is correct for the VMware appliance, click next

Verify the destination location and click next

Change any Options if needed, then click Next

Click Finish to begin the Import.

Client Connection

Your client browsers will connect to the Squid appliance via port 8080 (Dansguardian). Once the traffic gets filtered with Dansguardian, it will then forward to the squid port. The squid port is only available through localhost.