Re: [squid-users] -enable-ipf- option

schazad choudary wrote:
> Yeap really very sorry joe.
> after reading FAQ again and again and searching at
> ipfilter package and after compiling squid more then 5
> time i uderstand that it ips was not for linux.
>
> Well plz if u can tell me that is that option u
> mention really affect the squid performance (DEF IT
> DO)

--enable-linux-netfilter has no measurable performance impact.

> Actully i have problem withh wccp some time it says
> pag can not be display or windowing error (CAN NOT
> OPEN PAGE) but just refreshing the page will open the
> page fine while using route map this does not
> happen.Can this option help me to make better squid
> performance???

You are not experiencing performance problems. You have a broken
configuration somewhere, but I can't even guess what the problem might be.

> Regards.
> thanx and regards
> --- Joe Cooper <joe@swelltech.com> wrote:
>
>>I think you've misread the FAQ. Nowhere does it
>>suggest enabling
>>ipf-transparent for Linux boxes, because
>>ipf-transparent is intended for
>>OSes that use ipfilter (which does not include
>>Linux). If you need
>>transparent operation from a Linux 2.4+ kernel, you
>>need the configure
>>option --enable-linux-netfilter instead.
>>
>>schazad choudary wrote:
>>
>>>Hi All
>>>
>>>well after lot of search still confused about the
>>>option.I am using squid 2.3 stable4 and squid 2.4
>>>stable3 .Both r running at linux 7.2 and i have
>>>compiled squid without
>>
>>--enable-ipf-transparent.But
>>
>>>squid FAQ shos that squid should be compile by
>>
>>this
>>
>>>option.
>>>
>>>It was working fine but now what i gert when open
>>
>>any
>>
>>>site first it shows page can not be displayed and
>>>after refreshing the site it shows the actuall
>>
>>page, i
>>
>>>thought this problem is might be of ipf coz i do
>>
>>not
>>
>>>have enable the option,but when i try to enable it
>>>show ipf header file not found etc errors.
>>>
>>>So have any one of u face the page can not be
>>
>>display
>>
>>>for first time or some time ,why its happening.
>>>
>>>AND what about --enable-ipf-transparent should i
>>
>>have
>>
>>>to must compile it for transparent proxy.
>>>
>>>LInux is 7.2
>>
>>--
>>Joe Cooper <joe@swelltech.com>
>>http://www.swelltech.com
>>Web Caching Appliances and Support
>>
>
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-- 
Joe Cooper <joe@swelltech.com>
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