Re: [squid-users] --enable-icmp question

On 07.04 13:28, Clemson, Chris wrote:
> can someone tell me the point of the --enable-icmp configure option?
> is it for client use or just for squid to find out of the server is up and
> running or not?
>
> i've tried looking at the manual at squid.visolve.com, but the pages keep
> reloading in mozilla so i can't read anything!

squid can use icmp ping stuff to detect which parent/neighbour proxies to use and
whether connect to destination host directly.

see options:

pinger_program
query_icmp
minimum_direct_hops
minimum_direct_rtt
netdb_ping_period

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