44.3. Changing the Proxy Ports and Addresses

By default, Squid listens for proxy requests on TCP port 3128 on all of your system's IP addresses. Because this is not the usual port on which proxies are run (8000 and 8080 seem to be the most common), you may want to change it. If your system has more than one network interface, you might also want to edit the listening address so that only clients on your internal network can connect.

To specify the ports that Squid uses, follow these steps:

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On the module's main page, click on the Ports and Networking icon to bring up the form shown in Figure 44.2.
Figure 44.2. The ports and networking form.
2.
In the Proxy addresses and ports table, select the Listed below option. In the table provided, each ...

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