proxy Proxy Server - Monitor Traffic/Log http Access - BASIC

[xendrome]

I need a few suggestions on a basic Windows based Proxy Server application. Something similar to WinGate or even more basic.

I really only need it to do 2 functions: 1: Monitor Real-time http/https traffic/pages accesses and 2: Log the traffic to a file.

I don't need any other type of filtering, all of my AV/Spam/Spyware stuff is done at my Sonicwall UTM. And a + would be if said software has AD integration.

I do have Forefront TMG 2010, but honestly it is way more then I need or want to deal with.

I will enable client access through the proxy via GPO.

So, any ideas?

[+BudMan MVC]

squid is like the number 1 proxy on the planet.

http://www.squid-cache.org/

As to viewing the log very popular http://lightsquid.sourceforge.net/

[xendrome]

squid is like the number 1 proxy on the planet.

http://www.squid-cache.org/

As to viewing the log very popular http://lightsquid.sourceforge.net/

I investigated that earlier, but a lot of the Windows pre-compiled binary URLs were all 404. I'll check again.

[+BudMan MVC]

? Its going to be your proxy - why does it have to be windows based? I never understood the mindset I need application X to run on OS Y.. If what your worried about is application X, then run application X on whatever platform it has better support for. Its not like linux or bsd cost money like your windows license do.

Run it on a VM if you don't want to dedicate hardware to a specific OS.

I am quite sure hyperV can run a linux platform that squid could run on.. Or for that matter run an appliance

[xendrome]

Well I have a server already running WSUS and TrendMicro Officescan for out Client workstations and was trying to keep it on that with low overhead.

I checked out Squid a bit and the LDAP configuration seems like it might be a pain, any other suggestions?

[+BudMan MVC]

Not FREE - there are plenty of proxy solutions out there. In an enterprise they cost money, websense, bluecoat, you say windows version is too much..

Sonicwall has a proxy/content filtering why not just use that?

[snaphat (Myles Landwehr) Member]

Your best bet for running any sort of up-to-date copy of squid in windows is to use Cygwin. 

[xendrome]

Your best bet for running any sort of up-to-date copy of squid in windows is to use Cygwin. 

 

You know, I got squid working pretty good last night on the Windows server. Problem is, for the life of me I could not get AD intergration to work at all... I tried for at least 2 hours and I could not get a successful response using the built in utilities. And using the same setup/credentials that are verified working on our Sonicwall.

[+BudMan MVC]

http://wiki.bitbinary.com/index.php/Active_Directory_Integrated_Squid_Proxy

[ndoggfromhell]

Not sure your situation with the Sonicwall UTM, but perhaps it's time to look at a better UTM product.  We ditched the Sonicwall about 6 years ago because the URL filtering was terrible, and the logging was essentially worthless.  We went with an Astaro UTM and I have had very little issues with it in our setup.  They have a software version you can install in a VM and test with, the GUI makes it pretty user friendly.  Depending on the size of your setup/organization it can actually be a free product.