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List:       suse-linux-uk-schools
Subject:    Re: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Squid Problems!
From:       Thomas Adam <thomas_adam16 () yahoo ! com>
Date:       2004-05-17 20:12:33
Message-ID: 20040517201233.19216.qmail () web41114 ! mail ! yahoo ! com
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 --- Rob Keeling <rob@rjkeeling.freeserve.co.uk> wrote: 

> Firstly, thanks to Mark & Thomas for the comments, did wonder if I had
> included enough of a discription of the problem,
> but you have answered at least one of the issues!

:)
 
> I did attempt to configure two parent caches, one entry by DNS the other
> by ip, hoping that if one entry had timed out the other might be OK,
> (it really does look like EMBC`s cache dies under load and drops
> connections, which my squid recognises and kills the school link for a
> few mins.)
> 
> Is there any mileage in this?

If EMBC is at fault then a polite message to them, telling them that you
have a few issues wouldn't go amiss. Other than that, I cannot see a great
deal more as to what you can do.
 
> The other problem is that although I have configured squid to connect
> directly to machines in our domain, .queenelizabeths.derbyshire.sch.uk,
> it still
> sends requests to embc. Any ideas what I have done wrong?

Perhaps the proxy at the other end uses it as a fallback?

> I am using the stock install of squid as supplied with SuSE 8.2.

In this instance, I do not believe it is your squid configuration.

-- Thomas Adam

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