Setup Requirement:
Mikrotik RB
Squid 3.5.12
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
I am using Mikrotik router as default gateway for more than 5 years.
Due to insufficient bandwidth, an idea to set up Squid 3.5 as local cache to speed things up.
Client -LAN-> Mikrotik -NAT-> WWW
Squid -LAN-> Mikrotik -NAT-> WWW
Squid and client are both on the same LAN segment.
First method : Using NAT *Obsolete since Squid 3.2
Use Mikrotik built in NAT to forward HTTP request (port 80) from clients to Squid proxy.
DO NOT USE first method.
Second method : Using built-in mangle
Use Mikrotik built in mangle to mark www requests from all clients to use route to Squid proxy.
/ip route add check-gateway=ping distance=1 gateway=$your_squid_ip routing-mark=to-ext-proxy
/ip firewall mangle add action=mark-routing chain=prerouting comment="toproxy" dst-port=80 new-routing-mark=to-proxy protocol=tcp src-address=$your_LAN_ip/24
On your Squid server
route add default gateway 192.168.90.1
iptables -A PREROUTING -t nat -j REDIRECT -p tcp -s $your_LAN_ip/24 -d 0/0 --dport 80 --to-ports 3128
/etc/squid/squid.conf
http_port 3128 intercept
http_port 8080
Reference:
https://wiki.squid-cache.org/ConfigExamples/Intercept/LinuxRedirect
https://wiki.squid-cache.org/ConfigExamples/Intercept/IptablesPolicyRoute
http://myconfigure.blogspot.my/2013/03/squid-332-328-example-squidconf.html
http://www.fazar.net/external-proxy-server-mikrotik/
