Hello Monks,

I have been playing with HTTP::Proxy with support from you, and I appreciate your help. I have been testing it this week for use as a transparent proxy. This is where the network user does not know, nor do they need to setup their browser to point to the proxy. I have iptables (on a linux gateway box) setup to redirect all traffic to an outside server on port 80, to be redirected to port 8080 (proxy port) of the gateway box. From this, the proxy should handle the connection (transparently). I am experiencing performance problems and page completion issues. I know HTTP::Proxy is working when the browser is told to point to it. But, when I turn off the proxy use in the browser, and allow the transparent proxy setup to run, I have issues.

Can anyone tell me if they have used HTTP::Proxy in this manner?

The Proxy needs to account for some differences over use as a typical proxy. I am sure the author of HTTP::Proxy has accounted for this, but I would like to hear from anyone that has had a similar experience.


Thanks!

In reply to Transparent proxying with HTTP::Proxy by r1n0

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