Sometime system admin wants to change default squid port according to the requirements of their network.
Here I will show you, how to change squid proxy server default port.
By default squid listen on port 3128, which we can change easily by defining required port in ‘/etc/squid/squid.conf’ file.
Open squid config file in vi text editor.
If you install squid from source code then location will be.
Find:
Change into:
I changed 3128 port into 8080, you can change what you require.
Now restart squid service.
That’s it we have successfully changed the port squid proxy server.we can confirm squid new port by using the following command:
See the Proof:
Troubleshooting:
Make sure to open ports that we changed now 8080.
see below iptables rule:
# service iptables save
# service iptables restart
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