Re: [squid-users] restrictive proxy forwarding

"Robert Ainslie" <dmi@webmail.co.za> writes:

> I have a very large network with an internet connection and an
> authenticating squid proxy server. We have an important web
> application that is hosted by a 3rd party asp but our internet pipe is
> way overutilised which makes the application unusable. (any more
> bandwidth we throw at the internet pipe will be snapped up and will
> not solve the problem, managment issue.
>
> The solution is to connect directly to the asp. My question is this:
> How can I in squid get all requests for a certain domain to be handled
> but the local squid box, ie route them down the direct pipe, while all
> other requests are handled by the authenticating squid box on the main
> internet connection?
>
> The direct connection I think has to happen. If anyone can help with
> the above it would be great or suggest other ideas, iptables...?

Delay pools might be an answer. Put your asp traffic in one pool, the
rest of the internet traffic in another and guarantee a certain
bandwidth for the asp.

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