The VM is now ready for download:
http://itservices.ne-worcs.ac.uk/pub/vmware/squidserver-minimal.tar.bz2
md5sum:
9daea65f633b86adbf69ce03c265018a squidserver-minimal.tar.bz2
\** Thanks to Chris Hills in the UK for the hosting space. 
**
More info about the VM here:
http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=32494&messageID=349723#349723
ID / password:
root / vmroot
user / vmware
\** SECURITY NOTE: ** End-users are HIGHLY ENCOURAGED to change these default passwords as soon as possible, to avoid cracker attacks.
As root, ' passwd root ' and ' passwd user '.
Uncompressed: 542MB ; disk is limited to 1.5GB
The tar.bz2 weighs in at: 124,136,382 bytes.
--Feel free to create a .torrent and post the link here in this thread once you have the file seeded.
--More info about Squid:
--Reasons for creating this and sharing it with the community:
Once downloaded and running, this VM provides an instant level of additional security for web-browsing, by blocking user-defined sites / ads and acting as a proxy between you and the Internet. It also logs all URLs visited and caches up to 700MB of downloaded content.
Also, I wanted to "give something back" to the VMware developers who have worked so hard on their excellent software. 
--Example setup:
You can change your computer's IP to a static, non-Internet-routable address, such as 10.0.0.2 // netmask 255.0.0.0; the VM obtains a DHCP address internally and also has a static address of 10.0.244.4 // 255.0.0.0
By pointing your browser(s) and other internet-accessing programs to the proxy (10.0.244.4 / port 3128) and not having a direct connection, you can track what is being downloaded; prevent unwanted Internet access; and share cached data between other computers on the network that are also using the proxy.
(Think Windows updates. Using a proxy is particularly effective on slow connections, even dialup.) You save bandwidth by blocking ads and other content that you don't want/need to see, and YOU have control over the proxy's settings. Hackers trying to get into the box will not see your Windows install and its associated ports, they can only try to get into the Linux VM.
Bonus feature: You can connect to another machine over the Internet using a VPN, and still be able to browse the Web by using the proxy.
In other words, ENJOY and "have a lot of fun"!
2006.0215 + Minor editing and additions; added password security warning
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kingneutron
Yes. I have used SARG myself with this configuration. However, you will probably have to make some config-file changes before it will work as expected. (Webmin is recommended for that.)
See:
[[
--Suggested additional software: (' apt-get update; apt-get install pkgname ')
o webmin -- For system configuration (Browser-based config: https://10.0.244.4:10000 )
o webmin-squid
o calamaris -- Log analyzer
o sarg -- Squid analysis report generator
o webmin-sarg
o srg -- Detailed log analysis for squid
o squid-cgi -- Cache manager interface
]]
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Update 2007.0427
The new Squid-minimal V2 VM is now ready for download!
md5sum:
2ec1695af8bc51e5abddc101d7a33f1f squidserver-minimal-v2.tar.bz2
DL Size: 112MB
117,602,091 2007-04-27 01:45 squidserver-minimal-v2.tar.bz2
(I am looking for volunteers for permanent hosting space, TIA)
--Get it here for now:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=1Y6KGB3C
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o SCSI HDs (1.6GB for / and Squid, and an extra 2GB empty disk included! -- but not activated by default, for those with minimal disk space.)
--To activate the extra space:
o Uncomment the entries in /etc/squid.conf and /etc/fstab
o Mount the partition
o Shutdown squid and then wait 30 seconds: ' squid -kshutdown '
o Create the new squid dirs: ' squid -z '
o Restart Squid (' /etc/init.d/squid start ')
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--Vmware Tools is NOT installed, for space reasons.
--NO FIREWALL rules
--NO GUI
--COMMANDLINE AWESOMENESS
--If you notice any issues/bugs, PLEASE let me know -- I did not get any "showstopper" bug reports from the Beta testers.
Misc notes:
o This VM was built on Server 1.0.2 instead of Workstation.
o The VM is supplied with a 2.6 --686 kernel by default. If anyone REALLY needs a -486 kernel, please let me know.
o Bridged networking is used by default, and the VM is expecting to grab a DHCP address on bootup.
o Default STATIC IP: 10.0.244.250
+ This can be changed by editing " /etc/network/interfaces " and then issuing ' /etc/init.d/networking restart '.
o All entries in squid.conf that were modified by me are preceded by an "XXX" comment. There have been substantial changes in the squid.conf file since my last VM rev; and while I made an effort to include some of the most major items, it has NOT been tested extensively yet and some options might be missing.
!! Please change the default passwords ASAP after you get it running to prevent cracker attempts.
--> Point browsers proxy settings to (vm-IP):3128 -- It will block a good amount of ads and pr0n. The blocking rules are in /etc/squid/ ( adsblock.txt, porn.txt, notporn.txt ) and you will need to issue a ' squid -kreconfigure ' if you modify those files.
o IPV6 is Disabled by default; the kernel module is bzipped in /root.
--See " /root/INSTALL-INFORMATION.txt " for (slightly) more details.
--There are a lot of homegrown Bash scripts included in /root/bin and /home/user/bin. Please feel free to let me know if they are useful to you.
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o This VM is provided Without ANY warranty whatsoever; if it runs over your $dogcatbirdlizard and sends all your backup tapes to East India, I take NO responsibility.
o That said, it should work pretty well out of the box, and I included (2) NICs this time for those who want to set the static address without using an Alias.
Happy caching!
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kingneutron