Re: [squid-users] Squid will not connect from outside

Tom Dickson-Hunt wrote:
> I am having problems connecting to Squid from outside my local
> network. I have set it up using NCSA authentication, and all seems
> correct. I can connect to it from within my local network (I commented
> out the 'http_access allow localnet' in squid.conf for that test) and
> it correctly asks for username and password and connects if right. I
> can do this both by referring to my computer's hostname within the
> local network and by referring to my router's IP address (I have set
> up port forwarding for port 3128 on my router). However, when I try
> from outside my local network (from at school), Firefox (using
> FoxyProxy) shows a 'proxy server refusing connections' error. This
> occurs both when I try to connect via the proxy server and when I nc
> into 3128 on my router's IP. Other services (such as ssh) work from
> school to my computer at home. Does anyone know why this might be?

Other services use different ports.

I guess you have a firewall somewhere between your proxy and your school
machine.

Amos

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