We are trying to use proxy chain feature of ARR 2.5 to forward request to another (Squid) proxy, but the request is not reaching target squid proxy. Here are the steps that I followed to achieve this:
- Installed ARR 2.5 on Window 2008 server with IIS 7 already installed
- Enabled Proxy at server level and provided Squid proxy URL for proxy chain
- Created new URLRewrite rule with the pattern to match the request
- Selected manual proxy option in IE and provided localhost:80 as proxy server URL
The http request to a external site using the above IE is getting forwarded to local default page. Am I missing any setup? I see lot of documentation on using ARR as reverse proxy, can I use it as just pass thru proxy, similar to squid? Are there any Microsoft alternatives if ARR is not the right choice for it?