Re: [squid-users] best 2.4 series kernel for squid

hi joe
well i take ur word for that !!!!
i was just bogged down by the 'Dst cache overflow' kernel error
messages that appeared simultaneously on all my squid boxes when the
worm started to attack
BTW a real serious question ..
DOEs Duane'e tcp reset patch work for TRANSPARENT PROXY mode ??
atleast in my case it does not ,, but it works for regular prozying
if it is then i believe thing shud ease up quite a bit...
rgds
khizcode
--- Joe Cooper <joe@swelltech.com> wrote:
> I have no recommendation for kernel 2.4. It has not proven itself
> stable in my tests or in the real world (I've deployed a unit with
> kernel 2.4 and it has proven very problematic), and I have had
> numerous
> hardware compatibility problems.
>
> You're on your own with kernel 2.4.
>
> As I mentioned, you need to first close access to your cache to just
> your clients. If your client's IPs may change, find out what all of
> the
> possibilities are an allow just those. An open cache is /asking/ for
>
> trouble, and probably part of the reason your cache is being
> overloaded.
>
> khiz code wrote:
>
> > Hi joe
> > as i posted earlier i got the
> > 'dst cache overflow ' error message in all of my squid boxes
> running
> > kernel 2.2.19 during this worm attack
> > i dunno what it means
> > i m planning to upgrade to the 2.4 series
> > so in yr opinion can u recommend the best lean mean 2.4.x to use
> for
> > squid
> > regards
> > khizcode
>
>
> --
> Joe Cooper <joe@swelltech.com>
> Affordable Web Caching Proxy Appliances
> http://www.swelltech.com
>

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Received on Wed Sep 19 2001 - 23:24:22 MDT