Privoxy Add-on for ReadyNAS sparc devices - a non-caching web proxy with advanced filtering capabilities for enhancing privacy, modifying web page data and HTTP headers, controlling access, and removing ads and other obnoxious Internet junk. This add-on is based on Privoxy v3.0.3Requirements: RAIDiator 4.1.4+Platform: Sparc (NV/NV+/1100/Duo)Addon Version: v1.0Download link: http://devrandom.blogsite.org/projects/ ... on_1.0.tarPrivoxy Version: v3.0.3Privoxy Homepage: http://www.privoxy.orgUsage:After installation Privoxy will start listening to default port 8118. Then in your browser, change the proxy to your ReadyNAS' IP Address and put 8118 in the port number.If you have the Squid Add-on installed you can chain Squid to Privoxy. The main benefit of chaining Squid and Privoxy is you decrease the resource usage of Privoxy because of the local web cache provided by Squid. What this gives you is increased web performance because of Squid's local web cache plus the ad and banner filtering feature of Privoxy. To chain Squid to Privoxy you just need to add the following line in Squid's configuration file (squid.conf)cache_peer localhost parent 8118 0 no-query no-digestnever_direct allow allThe first line assumes Privoxy is running on the same machine and listens to port 8118. If Privoxy is running on a different machine then change localhost to the IP Address of the machine running Privoxy. The second line forces squid to forward all requests to Privoxy.Cheers!

It's up. Get it from http://devrandom.blogsite.org/projects/ ... n_1.01.tarSince Privoxy's Web front-end, can not be controlled separately by "ACLs" or HTTP authentication, everybody who can access Privoxy can modify its configuration for all users.So I decided to get creative but too many distractions popped-up today but here's the end result:From here you can toggle the enable-edit-actions option so that Privoxy's Web UI will let you modify the values in the config file.On another note, I cannot find the button to edit the 1st post

Privoxy Add-on v1.0 (ReadyNAS NV+/NV/Duo/1100/600/X6)

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Saxdude
Aspirant
Jul 14, 2009
This is really nice, allowing me to remove Privoxy from my already warm-running laptop.

Will this installation allow me to use Privoxy's web front-end, for configuration of filtering rules?

LrdShaper

Aspirant

Jul 18, 2009

Saxdude wrote:
This is really nice, allowing me to remove Privoxy from my already warm-running laptop.

Will this installation allow me to use Privoxy's web front-end, for configuration of filtering rules?

Saxdude wrote:
This is really nice, allowing me to remove Privoxy from my already warm-running laptop. Will this installation allow me to use Privoxy's web front-end, for configuration of filtering rules?

No it won't. I can prepare an update for you over the weekend that would allow you to use the web frontend. Sorry for the late reply

Saxdude
Aspirant
Jul 18, 2009
Never mind the late reply. I guess you're one of those people who have a life ;)

The webinterface would make editting more convenient and it wouldn't require me to enable SSH access to the NAS (I guess that is how you go about editting the config files now, right?).

LrdShaper

Aspirant

Jul 19, 2009

Saxdude wrote:
Never mind the late reply. I guess you're one of those people who have a life ;)

The webinterface would make editting more convenient and it wouldn't require me to enable SSH access to the NAS (I guess that is how you go about editting the config files now, right?).

Saxdude wrote:
Never mind the late reply. I guess you're one of those people who have a life ;) The webinterface would make editting more convenient and it wouldn't require me to enable SSH access to the NAS (I guess that is how you go about editting the config files now, right?).

Hehe, yes I configure it via SSH. But my Privoxy is running on my NSLU2 and chained to Squid (also running on my NSLU2). Almost done testing, update should be up in an hour or two.

LrdShaper
Aspirant
Jul 19, 2009
It's up. Get it from http://devrandom.blogsite.org/projects/ ... n_1.01.tar

Since Privoxy's Web front-end, can not be controlled separately by "ACLs" or HTTP authentication, everybody who can access Privoxy can modify its configuration for all users.
So I decided to get creative but too many distractions popped-up today but here's the end result:

From here you can toggle the enable-edit-actions option so that Privoxy's Web UI will let you modify the values in the config file.

On another note, I cannot find the button to edit the 1st post
Saxdude
Aspirant
Jul 20, 2009
Ha, that's great! I don't mind that it's security by obscurity: I'm the only one with access to the NAS.

I'll give it a try when I get home.

I don't see any Edit buttons either...
Saxdude
Aspirant
Jul 20, 2009
Awesome!
Works like a charm (on a Duo, FWIW), thanks for exposing the web interface :)
LrdShaper
Aspirant
Jul 20, 2009
Thanks for the feedback. If you have the squid plugin in your Duo you can chain it with Privoxy (instructions on the 1st post in this thread
Saxdude
Aspirant
Jul 21, 2009
LrdShaper wrote:
Thanks for the feedback. If you have the squid plugin in your Duo you can chain it with Privoxy (instructions on the 1st post in this thread

I thought about that, and it is how I used to run it - chained to Privoxy. But in my experience Squid is kind of a resource hog: it was regularly in the top 10 when I ran top (at least, on my x86 laptop). Do you know if it's a big burden on the little Sparc processor? I already run Squeezcenter and don't want to use much more of its resources.

Being the only user of the proxy chain (my wife doesn't like it - she doesn't mind the banners and web bugs) there's little benefit to be had from using Squid, I think: the cache is only filled by me so I might as well do without and rely on Firefox's own cachew.
lalaw
Aspirant
Jul 22, 2009
Great add-on! Been running it for a week or so, chained to squid, and it works great..

BUT... it's really slow on my NV+. Has anyone tweaked the configuration to get more acceptable performance levels?