--Previous announcement:
http://communities.vmware.com/message/1367134#1367134
2010.0909 - Announcing the latest V4 of the KingNeutron (Minimalist) Squid Proxy VM 
o Still Based on Long-Term-Support Ubuntu 8.04.4 ( Hardy ) -- JEOS ( Just Enough OS )
o Minimal download size
o ESX* Compatible with SCSI vdisks - or should be, anyway -- Please Test!
o Takes minimal resources to run -- 128MB RAM alloc, 1.7 GB Disk ( +2GB Optional 2nd disk on sdb1, INCLUDED! ++ Pre-formatted for Reiserfs )
ROOT SSH logins are DENIED, out of the box -- login as " user " instead and SUDO or SU from there
Vmware Tools is NOT installed, for space reasons.
NO FIREWALL rules
NO GUI
o Bridged networking is used by default, and the VM is expecting to grab a DHCP address on bootup. IPV6 support has again been left Enabled in this release.
(Static MAC address assigned in VMX file - should Just Work anywhere)
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 '.
Note, this is a TESTING release - PLEASE let me know if there are any bugs!
I have not been able to test Logfile rotation - please report if it works Ok out of the box:)
IMPORTANT NOTE: When powering on the VM, tell Vmware you MOVED IT - not Copied it -- this should eliminate the hassle that some users have been seeing with " NIC creep ", where eth0 migrates to eth1;-)
DISCLAIMER *** - Run at your own risk, default build only includes SSH ( port 22 ) and Squid ( 10.0.244.250, port 3128 )
Not Responsible if this Virtual Appliance captivates your birdcatlizardfishwolverine, and makes it cheep in excitement! ***
MD5SUM:
0424c7e542fedaef1e9fda083f8390a6 squidserverv4-kn-201009.rar
Filesize: 87,654,361 / ~86 MB
Download Link:
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 '.
--Please note that the Ubuntu Hardy Linux distro uses " upstart " instead of /etc/inittab, so TTY changes should be made in " /etc/event.d " now.
Ctrl-Alt-Del has been set to SHUTDOWN the VM, NOT REBOOT **
Features:
Alt-F5: Bandwidth monitor, updates every (2) sec
Alt-F9: " Top " display, slightly customized
--Suggested additional software: (' apt-get update; apt-get install pkgname ')
o webmin -- For system configuration (Browser-based config: https://10.0.244.250:10000 )
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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Message was edited by: kingneutron to correct crazy whitespace formatting by horrible forum software
-- FYI: Some of you may be wondering, But KN - What can you do with it??
o It Slices, it dices, it caches AND Filters your web requests!!
Quick instruction:
- Fire up the VM
- Hit Alt-F5 and you can watch the bandwidth monitor
Hit Alt+F1, LOGIN AS ROOT and ** CHANGE THE PASSWORDS!! 1st thing **
- Set ALL of your browser's Cache setting really low, like to 5 MB - and Delete it! Huge disk space savings!
- Point your browser's Proxy setting to the VM's IP address ( default 10.0.244.250 , port 3128 ) - you can point it to the DHCP address for fast/temporary testing (issue ' ifconfig ' at the root or user prompt to see the DHCP IP address) or change it to whatever matches your home network. I put it as a Class A address by default so it matches my home setup and ((hopefully)) shouldn't interfere with other setups.
-- Now here's the neat thing - multiple PCs on your network can have *multiple browsers* - Firefox, Chrome, Opera, IE, Safari, Lynx, etc all pointing to the Squid proxy, and it will cache and filter ( ad- and some porn-sites, user definable ) requests for *everybody.*
-- You know how AdBlock Plus works in Firefox? Squid does something very similar, only it does it for ANY browser. Somebody loads the Yahoo website? Well now you'll get it to load -faster- for you because it will be pulled from the Squid cache. Virus updates, ad-aware, apt-get and Windows updates should also be faster because they won't have to be downloaded from the Web multiple times. ( And yes, pretty much all of my VMs go through a Squid proxy - I'm "eating my own dog food" here. )
o Basic tutorials here:
http://wiki.squid-cache.org/SquidFaq/ConfiguringBrowsers
http://wiki.squid-cache.org/SquidFaq/WindowsUpdate
http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/speed-up-and-improve-web-surfing-with-an-ubuntu-squid-server/
- ACL / file extension filtering:
http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/squid-content-filter-block-files/
-- There are a *LOT* of config file options; I've done the heavy lifting and marked up /etc/squid.conf with XXX marks wherever things have been changed, and it should Just Work out of the box. The maximum filesize that will get stored in-cache is 20MB, set by me. If you're a tweaker though, you can set it up to pretty much store and filter whatever you want. 
-- If you are really anticipating a lot of usage, you should go ahead and bump up the settings - give the VM 256 MB RAM or more, and activate the built-in 2nd disk for extra cache space. You will also need to dive in and edit /etc/squid/squid.conf, un-comment the cache_dir line for the extra space, and probably tweak some other settings. Repeat as needed - you can always replace the 2nd vdisk with a bigger one, or add more. 
--> Look in /etc/squid dir for ad-blocking settings, and don't forget to ' squid -kreconfigure ' if you change things...
-- Note for people who like SANE text editors, that don't remind you of EDLIN - I've included Joe (' jstar ', for those of us who actually miss WordStar), and Midnight Commander, which comes with ' mcedit ' -- you're NOT limited to VI!!! You should easily be able to apt-get install nano as well, if you're used to it.
Have fun...
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