[squid-users] SQUID automatic detection Problems

Hi,

I have a Redhat Linux 9 server setup. I've configured Shorewall firewall
as the main firewall and I've also setup Squid so that I can ban particular
words and sites. I need to setup the proxy server so that it is
automatically detected by the client PC. We're running a mixture of
Windows 98 to XP Pro PC's

I've followed the command;

iptables -t nat -D PREROUTING -i eth1 -p tcp --dport 80 -j REDIRECT
--to-port 3128

The PC's on the network automatically detect the proxy server, BUT they get
the following text displayed;

ERROR
The requested URL could not be retrieved

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While trying to retrieve the URL: /

The following error was encountered:

Invalid URL
Some aspect of the requested URL is incorrect. Possible problems:

Missing or incorrect access protocol (should be `http://'' or similar)
Missing hostname
Illegal double-escape in the URL-Path
Illegal character in hostname; underscores are not allowed
Your cache administrator is root.

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Generated Wed, 22 Oct 2003 09:10:46 GMT by WELPROXY (squid/2.5.STABLE1)

I'm trying a whole host of websites (www.sky.com/news, www.ananova.com,
etc)

Can anybody offer any advice on how to get round this?

Cheers

Steve
Received on Wed Oct 22 2003 - 03:25:52 MDT