Problem:  All of a sudden, audio streaming radio stations stopped working using Astaro version 6.312. Also noticed some other sites were having issues.  The problem was that that they were sites that did browser checks and then would error out saying that active scripting needed to be enabled.  Didn’t realize it at first but both [...]

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Problem:  Using Astaro content filter, we were having issues with people using anonymous proxies to bypass the filter using HTTPS (port 443) instead of standard port 80.  Turns out that the Astaro content filter only processes port 80 traffic, thus leaving a pretty big hole for us to fill.  I could use packet filter rules [...]

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Problem:  When accessing certain sites on the Internet, I get a timeout error and the page never comes up.  I have noticed this on sites like Gaggle.net and some forum sites.  What they both had in common were scripts and redirects.  I can access the site outside the firewall so I know that it isn’t [...]

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Here is a problem/solution that happens to us from time to time on our Astaro Firewall.  Not very often, mind you, but enough to mention.
Problem:  All of a sudden the Internet seems to slow to a crawl and or down all together, using Astaro Security Gateway and the proxy is in transparent mode.  
Solution:  Login to [...]

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