Re: [squid-users] Squid Performance Problem

From: Mark Elsen <[email protected]>
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 09:39:38 +0100

> 'm working for an ISP company and I'm using squid as a cache engine
> for the first time.
> when a dial-up user downloads a cached file originally form a local
> server, the download rate is 10 kbps, but if the origin server is
> anywhere else on the Internet the download rate of a previously cached
> file will be reduced to 5 kbps or even less. (in both cases squid
> indicates a successful TCP_HIT).
> I've tested that several times on different files from different
> sites. and I'm getting always the same results. I've tried to test it
> in both online and offline modes. and nothing has changed (except that
> squid logs the hits as TCP_OFFLINE_HIT/200 instead of TCP_HIT/200)
>
> Why the two files are not downloaded with the same rate, keeping in
> mind that they are both cached and served from the same proxy/cache
> server (squid)?
> Can anyone help me to solve it?
>

Rember that QoS (quality of service) of bandwith is not guaranteed once data
must be received
out of your area-of-control (perimeter infrastructure).

M.
Received on Wed Feb 22 2006 - 01:39:39 MST

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