Connection to Squid Protected Server on Ubuntu 24.04
When starting the VM, the proxy server starts automatically.
- To work, you should open TCP port 3128 in the network properties of the Amazon firewall.
- To use the proxy server through the built-in Windows tools, you must open the settings. Click “Start“ (1), then “Settings“ (2)
- In Settings, select “Network & Internet”
- Go to the “Proxy” section and set the “Use a proxy server” switch to On.
In the Address field, enter the IP address of the VM, and in the Port field, specify 3128. Then click the Save button.
- To check the connection to the proxy server, open the https://www.myip.com/ website in any browser and check if your IP address has changed.
Check out the following links for further documentation and support for Squid Proxy
SquidFaq – Squid Web Proxy Wiki
tidalmediainc.com 