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diff --git a/www/transproxy/pkg-descr b/www/transproxy/pkg-descr index 3831ae967ae7..e82688c1aedf 100644 --- a/www/transproxy/pkg-descr +++ b/www/transproxy/pkg-descr @@ -1,20 +1,18 @@ -transproxy - transparently proxy HTTP and other requests. +transproxy - transparently proxy HTTP requests. -This program is used with Darren Reed's IPFILTER package and used -to intercept things like http requests and divert them to a www proxy -server (eg: squid), without requiring user intervention or configuration. +This program is used with ipfw's fwd rules or Darren Reed's IPFILTER +package, and is used to intercept HTTP requests and divert them to a +HTTP proxy server (eg: squid), without requiring user intervention or +configuration. It accepts connections on the redirected port, connects to the real proxy -server and transports data between the two sockets. +server, and transports data between the two sockets. The original HTTP +request is modified to allow the HTTP proxy server to fetch the correct +document. In most cases this doesn't cause any DNS activity. Unlike some other transparent proxy solutions, this does not require the -proxy run on the machine itself. +HTTP proxy server to run on the machine itself. -Use something like: -/usr/local/sbin/tproxy -b 127.0.0.1 -s 8081 [squidip] [squidport] - -(bind to localhost for safety), and the following ipnat rules: - -rdr ppp0 0.0.0.0/0 port 80 -> 127.0.0.1 port 8081 -rdr ppp1 0.0.0.0/0 port 80 -> 127.0.0.1 port 8081 -[..etc..] +See /usr/local/sbin/tproxyrun for an example of how to add filter rules +and start tproxy. Also see /usr/local/sbin/tproxywatch for an example of +how to ensure that tproxy keeps running regardless of faults. |