drakwizard squid This tool You can start this tool from the command line, by typing drakwizard squid as root. can help you to set up a proxy server. It is a component of drakwizard which should be installed before you can access to it.

A proxy server is a server (a computer system or an application) that acts as an intermediary for requests from clients seeking resources from other servers. A client connects to the proxy server, requesting some service, such as a file, connection, web page, or other resource available from a different server and the proxy server evaluates the request as a way to simplify and control its complexity. (From Wikipedia)

Welcome to the proxy server wizard. The first page is just an introduction, click Next. Select the proxy port browsers will connect through, then click Next. Set memory and disk cache limits, then click Next. Set visibility to local network or world, then click Next. Grant access to local networks, then click Next. Cascade through another proxy server? If no, skip next step. Provide upper level proxy hostname and port, then click Next. Take a second to check these options, then click Next. Choose if the proxy server should be started during the boot time, then click Next. You're done! Click Finish.

Installing the package squid if needed; Saving /etc/squid/squid.conf in /etc/squid/squid.conf.orig; Creating a new squid.conf starting from squid.conf.default and adding the new parameters: cache_dir localnet cache_mem http_port level 1, 2 or 3 and http_access according to level cache_peer visible_hostname Restarting squid.