HI !

Thanks fort he reply. Yeah i know nginx is a reverse proxy, but i found some tutorials using it in front of squid as forward proxy...well they didnt really work... Seems like i have to look for another solution to build a failover forward proxy :S

Regards
Alex

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Von: nginx-bounces@nginx.org [mailto:nginx-bounces@nginx.org] Im Auftrag von Maxim Dounin
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 29. Oktober 2014 14:51
An: nginx@nginx.org
Betreff: Re: Nginx Load Balancing Two Squid Forward Proxyies

Hello!

On Wed, Oct 29, 2014 at 12:23:48PM +0000, Alexander.Eck@Heidelberg.de wrote:

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> I'm using my nginx in the proxy settings of my internet explorer and
> try to visit e.g. www.google.dehttp://www.google.de .
> The request gets forwarded to the first of my server (as the second is
> only backup), but the requested URL get exchanged to " / " . So my
> question is:
> Is there a way to pass the requested URL, nginx is receiving, forward
> to my two squid servers ?

There is a problem with your setup. You are trying to use nginx as a forward proxy, while nginx isn't a forward proxy, it's a reverse proxy. While it is possible to configure nginx as a forward proxy with some limitations (try google if you really wish to do it), this isn't something supported.

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