Speed up your Internet access using Squid's refresh patterns
11-20-2008 02:00 AM
Bandwidth limitation is still a problem for a lot of people who connect to the Internet. You can improve your available bandwidth by installing Squid caching proxy server on your network with configuration parameters that will increase your byte hit rate, giving you about 30-60% more bandwidth.
Dear all experts here,
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I would like to install a proxy server on Linux server to perform solely to control the access of Web server.
In this case, some of my vendor asked me to try Squid and I have installed it onto my Linux server.
I would like know how can I set the configuration to... (1 Reply)
Can someone please give me the conf file line to allow access to myexample.com and only that site, and only through http and https?
So far I have only that site accessible via http, but all https sites are opened.
Squid 3.1 on Cent 6
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Hello,
I have a pretty useless satellite link at home (far from any civilization), so I wanted to set up caching in order to speed things up. My Squid 2.6 runs "3128 transparent" and is set up quite well on a separate machine.
I also have my dd-wrt router to move all port 80 traffic through... (0 Replies)
Hi Everyone!
A friend of mine is looking for a way to limit time his kids spent on the internet. I told him he should try out Squid proxy server. He now tries to find a way to limit total time spend on the internet to "X" hours a day, at any time during the day.
I remember there are built-in... (3 Replies)
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Good Day, i would like to ask for further info about my problems experiencing this evening. Im a PPP0 connection in the internet using 3G located in asia pacific region.i had this problem this evening in my INTERNET connections that there are some sites i can't open example ( Gizmodo.com,... (2 Replies)
Hi all
We have squid-2.5.STABLE11-3.FC4 running in our environment.
LDAP authentication works fine. Active Directory 2003 Users are prompted to enter credentials every time they access the net. The system works perfectly, but I need to configure Squid to block users in a specific AD group.... (1 Reply)
Hi ,
I am new user.
As you know when acl is defined in /etc/squid/squid.conf file according to its http_access users are able to access internet.
Before that .htaccess asks them to access internet.
It is fine.
I saw in some customised linux servers in place of .htaccess login ,html web page... (1 Reply)
I am investigating some locking scheme using semaphores. To evaluate basic system speed I run a loop of getting some semaphore info and display it:
while : ; do ./semshow; done > res.txt
I ran this on 3 boxes - two similar modern HP XEON boxes, one running SCO OpenServer 5, the other is... (46 Replies)
Other than security does having a separate linux box
for the intranet server and a separate one for
intranet gateway effect the speed of the internet
connection.
We have our server and gateway on
40GB HD
256 MB RAM
1.5 GHz Intel P3
Can the server/gateway be configured for better speed?... (1 Reply)
squid(8) System Manager's Manual squid(8)NAME
squid - proxy caching server
SYNOPSIS
squid [ -dhisrvzCFNRSVYX ] [ -l facility ] [ -f config-file ] [ -[ au ] port ] [ -k signal ] [ -n service-name ] [ -O cmd-line ]
DESCRIPTION
squid is a high-performance proxy caching server for web clients, supporting FTP, gopher, ICAP, ICP, HTCP and HTTP data objects. Unlike
traditional caching software, squid handles all requests in a single, non-blocking process.
squid keeps meta data and especially hot objects cached in RAM, caches DNS lookups, supports non-blocking DNS lookups, and implements nega-
tive caching of failed requests.
squid supports SSL, extensive access controls, and full request logging. By using the lightweight Internet Cache Protocols ICP, HTCP or
CARP, squid caches can be arranged in a hierarchy or mesh for additional bandwidth savings.
squid consists of a main server program squid, some optional programs for custom processing and authentication, and some management and
client tools. When squid starts up, it spawns a configurable number of helper processes, each of which can perform parallel lookups. This
reduces the amount of time the cache waits for results.
squid is derived from the ARPA-funded Harvest Project http://harvest.cs.colorado.edu/
This manual page only lists the command line arguments. For details on how to configure squid see the file @DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE@.docu-
mented, the Squid wiki FAQ and examples at http://wiki.squid-cache.org/ , or the configuration manual on the squid home page
http://www.squid-cache.org/Doc/config/
OPTIONS -a port
Specify HTTP port number where Squid should listen for requests, in addition to any http_port specifications in squid.conf.
-d level
Write debugging to stderr also.
-f file
Use the given config-file instead of @DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE@. If the file name starts with a ! or | then it is assumed to be an
external command or command line. Can for example be used to pre-process the configuration before it is being read by Squid. To
facilitate this Squid also understands the common #line notion to indicate the real source file.
-h Print help message.
-i Install as a Windows Service (see -n option).
-k reconfigure | rotate | shutdown | interrupt | kill | debug | check | parse
Parse configuration file, then send signal to running copy (except -k parse) and exit.
-n name
Specify Windows Service name to use for service operations, default is: Squid
-r Remove a Windows Service (see -n option).
-s Enable logging to syslog. Also configurable in @DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE@
-l facility
Use specified syslog facility. implies -s
-u port
Specify ICP port number (default: 3130), disable with 0.
-v Print version and build details.
-z Create swap directories
-C Do not catch fatal signals.
-F Don't serve any requests until store is rebuilt.
-N No daemon mode.
-O options
Set Windows Service Command line options in Registry.
-R Do not set REUSEADDR on port.
-S Double-check swap during rebuild.
-X Force full debugging.
-Y Only return UDP_HIT or UDP_MISS_NOFETCH during fast reload.
FILES
@DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE@
The main configuration file. You must initially make changes to this file for squid to work. For example, the default configura-
tion does not allow access from any browser.
*.default files
Reference copy of the configuration file. Always kept up to date with the version of Squid you are using. Use this to look up the
default configuration settings and syntax after upgrading.
@DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE@.documented
Reference copy of the configuration file. Always kept up to date with the version of Squid you are using. Use this to read the docu-
mentation for configuration options available in your build of Squid. The online configuration manual is also available for a full
reference of options. seehttp://www.squid-cache.org/Doc/config/
cachemgr.conf
The main configuration file for the web cachemgr.cgi tools.
msntauth.conf
The main configuration file for the Sample MSNT authenticator.
errorpage.css
CSS Stylesheet to control the display of generated error pages. Use this to set any company branding you need, it will apply to
every Language Squid provides error pages for.
@DEFAULT_MIME_TABLE@ (mime_table)
MIME type mappings for FTP gatewaying
@DEFAULT_ERROR_DIR@
Location of squid error pages and templates.
SEE ALSO cachemgr.cgi(8), pam_auth(8), squid_ldap_auth(8), squid_ldap_group(8), squid_session(8), squid_unix_group(8),
The Squid FAQ wiki http://wiki.squid-cache.org/SquidFaq The Squid Configuration Manual http://www.squid-cache.org/Doc/config/
Squid Web Proxy 3.1.20 squid(8)