Re: [squid-users] Slow for one user, fast for everyone else

RM wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 4:08 AM, RM <bearmeat_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 1:45 AM, Pieter De Wit <pieter_at_insync.za.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi JL,
>>>
>>> Does your server use DNS in it's logging ? Perhaps it's reverse DNS ?
>>>
>>> If he downloads a big file, does the speed pick up ?
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Pieter
>>>
>>> JL wrote:
>>>
>>>> I have a server setup which provides an anonymous proxy service to
>>>> individuals across the world. I have one specific user that is
>>>> experiencing very slow speeds. Other users performing the very same
>>>> activities do not experience the slow speeds, myself included. I asked
>>>> the slow user to do traceroutes and it appeared there were no network
>>>> routing issues but for some reason it is VERY slow for him to the
>>>> point of being unusable. The slow user can perform the same exact
>>>> activities perfectly fine using another proxy service but with my
>>>> proxy it is too slow.
>>>>
>>>> Any help is appreciated.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>> Thanks Pieter for the reply.
>>
>> I am not sure what you mean by DNS in its logging. I am assuming you
>> mean that in the logs hostnames as opposed to IP addresses are logged.
>> If so, that is not the case, only IP addresses are logged in the Squid
>> logs. I realize you are probably are also referring to reverse DNS for
>> the user but just in case you mean reverse DNS for the server, I do
>> have reverse DNS setup for the server IP's.
>>
>> I will have to ask to see if big downloads speed up for the user.
>>
>> Any other help is appreciated.
>>
>>
>
> One thing I forgot to ask is: if he downloads a big file and the speed
> picks up, what does this say and how do I fix the problem?
>
> Any other suggestions are appreciated as well.
>
This would mean that the problem is related to logging or somethings
down those lines, it only happens at the start of the connection/request.

Cheers,

Pieter
Received on Thu Oct 09 2008 - 03:56:08 MDT