What am I doing

I am still getting my server worked out and I just have been so lazy with other projects I have or want to do.
Sara is gone this week and I wanted to get so much computer stuff done like set up a proxy server with squid. Get the Flash communication server up and running and get some apps together for it to run on the server.
It is getting so complicated, for one I hadn’t worked on a Linux box before other then through a GUI and now I have to learn all those nasty commands in SSH. I am getting the hang of it a little and I did install FCS once I just need to do it again. And I tried to install squid today but I am getting a cc error which is weird since I already have gcc. Boring you yet? well I am. I don’t even know what a cc is, I think it is some kind of compiler or installer for Unix; I don’t know.
But I will be at work with this for awhile since Jared won’t help, :-((.

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  • http://scatteredthoughts.us Dan

    I got it to work.

    YES.

    I just need to check that I locked it down to my work ip only. Then Jared, we can look at my firewall soon. Or maybe you can check by using the ip on the tagboard.

    Thanks.

  • http://scatteredthoughts.us Dan

    I actually understood it. But I have a few questions. I would rather do it the way you are do it since I most likely will only be using this at work and it seems a lot more secure since I might screw something up if I configure squid wrong or even my firewall.
    So,
    What configuration do you have your squid set up with? That file is a mile and a half long.
    What commands do you run in ssh to forward your port? Remember I am a newbie, 3 weeks old.

    And I trust you when you say it is secure but if I use my work proxy to connect via ssh then tunnel my browser through ssh aren’t I using my work proxy to connect to the box through ssh? Or is that the key behind tunneling because it is a direct connection bypassing the proxy at work.

  • http://scatteredthoughts.us Dan

    So I have it set up and I am using my proxy server as we speak. But how secure is it? Can my work see what I am doing? Or capture packets?

    It’s pretty fast too, and now I can surf anywhere without a dumb filter hindering my gmail access or my porn access.

  • http://www.freepressblog.org JaredB

    Re: the security of the tunnel, etc. -
    That’s the great thing about the ssh tunnel; it doesn’t matter what’s between your computer and the ssh server, because all the packets that leave your pc are encrypted before they leave your pc, and only decrypted on your ssh server. Whether they have a proxy setup or not, they could log any and all the traffic you make anyway, the difference now is that if they did decide to do that all they would be capturing is the encrypted ssh traffic, so it would be useless to them.

    The only thing to watch out for is that if you are tunneling everything (even non-private stuff) the admins might notice that your machine has an unusually high amount of traffic on port 22 (SSH) always going to the same server, and they could probably figure out what you’re doing, or at least be suspicious even if they didn’t know what you were doing. They still couldn’t read your traffic, but they could try things like blocking that port (which is no problem since you can use any port, and it’s unlikely they will block all ports). It’s actually more likely that they would restrict you in a non-technical manner; ie: have your boss tell you to knock it off or you’ll get fired. All that being said, a lot of admins do not monitor logs like they should, so they may not notice, and if they do, they might be cool and have no problem with it.

    I will try to check out my squid configuration file later and pull out the relevant pieces that you need to watch out for. (It’s been a while since I set it up). I could look at the firewall config too, if you want to call me on my cell phone or just give me the info next time I see you in person.

  • http://scatteredthoughts.us Dan

    I got it to work.

    YES.

    I just need to check that I locked it down to my work ip only. Then Jared, we can look at my firewall soon. Or maybe you can check by using the ip on the tagboard.

    Thanks.

  • Nate

    When your viewing porn and your boss walks into your office they can see what your doing. Busted!

  • http://scatteredthoughts.us Dan

    So I have it set up and I am using my proxy server as we speak. But how secure is it? Can my work see what I am doing? Or capture packets?

    It’s pretty fast too, and now I can surf anywhere without a dumb filter hindering my gmail access or my porn access.

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