Squid Proxy Server 3.1: Beginner's Guide

A very very good beginners guide I would really rate it a 4.8 if I could. I knew NOTHING about Squid and I used it to guide and help me set up a small installation. It doesn't have all the info needed to set up a big commercial site but it doesn't pretend that it will either. It says beginners guide and it does that quite well. This book was my mainstay in setting up a SOHO proxy that just clicks along without any trouble. While I loved the book and it helped me no end, I stopped short of giving 5 stars for only one reason - as a beginners guide I would love to have seen some sample configurations and some "cookbook" material as I spent a lot of time wondering if indeed, I had it right.

Great Info even if its not the latest version. Was able to get some really good info from this book.

Most of this info is available online for free, but the way it is presented gives an added benefit that makes it worth buy this book

Squid is wonderful software and has gone through some big and important changes in 3.0 and 3.1. I used this book to create custom built transparent-proxy (TPROXY) squid servers that interact with Cisco routers via WCCP v2.

Amazingly helpful book for squid. The only resource I need for my servers! Thanks!

Good guide for newbies getting into proxy configurations. Takes you through the whole process with in depth knowledge and insight into what goes behind the scenes.

As a Unix systems administrator I work with a variety of open source software including but not limited to apache, asterisk, vicidial, gnudialer, and freeswitch to name a few. When I came across squid proxy server this was an application I had no experience with so I picked up the PacktPub ebook Squid Proxy Server Beginner's Guide to help me get started.Before I go any further I would like to explain what squid is and why to use it because I believe that many people out there have no idea what squid does. Squid is a proxy server, which in layman's terms means it is a server that acts as a middle man in between a client and a host. An example of this would be computer [A] wants to contact server [W] but the computer does not want the server to know what it's ip address is, so here we introduce the proxy. The proxy server is going to fit in between the computer and server as seen in the following graphic example.Computer [A] ---------> Proxy Server [P] ---------> Server [W]By doing this the server [W] will think the request is coming from the proxy server not computer [A] now there are many other uses for proxy servers but this is the basic concept behind it. Common uses for proxy servers are content filtering, client anonymity, acceleration, and reverse proxy for load balancing.The first few chapters go over the basics of working with squid, installing, configuring, and administering the application. I found the installation instructions are very comprehensive with all the various options when compiling from source, or install from binary package on 11 different linux/bsd distributions.The rest of the book goes into a lot of detail of configurations, examples, and anything squid could be used for which is great if you want to know the application inside out. Most people using squid will only need to take an example for what they are specifically using squid for that's why I would suggest buying the ebook so you will have a search tool.Summary: Over all I though the book was great, it had everything squid could do and how to configure it. I was able to take a few of the examples and get them working so the examples are helpful. The last chapter is all about troubleshooting which as any IT professional knows is very helpful, it has common problems, how to solve them and it also includes a section on how to debug problems using the logs.Pros:Easy to follow install instructionsExample configurationsMonitor log files and using web interfaceWhole chapter on authentication including LDAP, RADIUS, NTLMReverse proxy (load balancer) instructionsCons:Must be familiar with *nix before readingAlmost too much information I recommend getting the ebook so you can search for what you needOverall I am a fan of this book if you are looking to use the squid application, just make sure you are able to navigate linux and know how to compile programs before getting this book. Also I would buy the ebook and save the paper, since the book includes so much information that the search feature will be your friend when navigating this book.

This book had everything I needed to get started with Squid. I still reference it today as it still has some applicable information in itGood read even if a bit dated now

Lockerer Schreibstiel, der leicht und verständlich den Squid Proxy erklärt.Mit wenigen Handgriffen ein laufendes System einzurichten ist nicht schwierig.Das Buch kann man nicht nur Experten, sondern auch Anfängern empfehlen.

Knowing nothing about SQUID I found this book to be an excellent read and addition to my library.I will use it to set up my system.

5 Sterne Ware vielen Dank

Proxyサーバーを作る必要があり、日本語の書籍が全く出ていないので購入した。具体的な設定例を用いて細かい説明が書いてあり非常に参考になった。出てくる単語も難しくないです。kindle版は一部の表が画面からはみ出していて読めない部分があることを除いては、満足のいく内容でした。