Re: Modify transparent mode

On 2/3/19, Redback <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 4/2/19 11:35 am, Redback wrote:
>> On 4/2/19 12:34 am, Lee wrote:
>>> On 2/3/19, Redback <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> Is there a way to modify transparent mode so as to also block tracker
>>>> /ad domains from SSL request, privoxy is running on a DD-WRT router
>>>> (ex-netgear router).
>>>
>>> Privoxy can't block things like
>>> /(.*/)?js/hitbox
>>> on SSL requests, but it can block hostname patterns like
>>> .*tracking.
>>> .*ad.
>>>
>>> And it's pretty easy to turn an ad blocker hostfile into a privoxy
>>> action file - eg
>>> curl
>>> https://raw.githubusercontent.com/lightswitch05/hosts/master/ads-and-tracking-extended.txt
>>>> lightswitch-hosts.txt
>>> to get the file and
>>> sed -e "s/0\.0\.0\.0 //" -e "s/^  *//" -e "s/  *$//" -e "/^$/d"
>>> lightswitch-hosts.txt
>>> to remove the leading "0.0.0.0 " on the lines
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Lee
>>>
>>
>> G'day Lee
>>
>> Thank you for the feed back, I am aware the program has it short coming
>> with regards to SSL issue, it just the hostname/domains that I wish to
>> block, however, saying this, the privoxy program is running on the
>> router only , not on any other device's or computers. Since TV's and etc
>> now go through this proxy to protect my privacy since TV's are a very
>> chatty device. I see in the logs, the request for non SSL hostname are
>> blocked from time to time, and it seem to be a mix bag for SSL request
>> as most time there is no SSL request in the logs, could this last part
>> be related to having no setting in the network / proxies property box on
>> any devices or computers themselves! All device get their IP by the
>> router DHCP only.
  <.. snip config bits ..>
> Let me expand on this earlier statement if I input IP and port 8118 into
> the proxy setting on each computers or mobile devices then the SSL will
> show up in the logs, there are other devices which don't have the proxy
> interface to input into, so they skip the SSL block , there must be a
> work around other than dnsmasq procedure.

I've never used DD-WRT so maybe this
  https://forum.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=769841
if you enable transparent mode?

Regards,
Lee