Re: Using AS numbers with 1.2

Dax Kelson writes:

>
>How will the new Squid 1.2 feature "Routing requests based on AS numbers"
>work?

Squid doesn't (yet?) take AS info from a router. It takes it from
the routing arbiter database.

>We have a local "Utah-REP" with about 15 or so local providers exchanging
>traffic.
>
>I would like to make a multi-hop BGP peer with Squid from my Utah-Rep
>router, and have Squid fetch any objects directly which are on Utah-REP ip
>networks since our cost for traffic to/from the Utah-REP is virutally
>nothing.

You would configure it something like this

        acl AS100 dst_as 100
        acl AS144 dst_as 144
        always_direct allow AS100 AS144

Duane W.
Received on Tue Feb 17 1998 - 10:20:47 MST