Using Squid with DDWRT

Squid has several different uses.  It is a proxy for internet connections.  It can be used to speed up the internet by caching commonly used pages/images to speed up page load times, and decrease bandwidth usage.  It can also be used to filter Internet connections (remove ads or block bad webpages) by configuring and adding plugins to it.

In this particular case, I am going to be focusing on how to setup and use Squid with your router running the open source firmware, ddwrt (also confirmed to work on tomato firmware mods).

Configuring Squid:

You are going to need a computer that is either on 24/7 or one that is on whenever you need access to the internet.  I have a server running at my house that is always on, so I decided to use that.  I am running ubuntu on my server, so my instructions will be specific to that, but if you are running a different distribution of Linux, you should be able to easily figure out what what commands you will need to use in order to install and configure squid. Read the rest of this entry »