Re: [squid-users] Re: Should I see a massive slowdown when chaining squid => privoxy

On 05/06/11 13:54, Harry Putnam wrote:
> Amos Jeffries<squid3_at_treenet.co.nz> writes:
>
> [...]
>
>> Speed gain/loss/other depends on what you are moving from.
>>
>> MORE IMPORTANTLY: how you define "slow"!
>>
>
> OK, getting down to cases here. Here is one test..
>
> First clear the cache just the simple way
> tools/options/advanced/network `clear now'
>
> Close firefox (4.0.1)
> Start firefox (It starts on google which is struggling to resolve)
>
> Clear the cache once more
>
> Type this URL in http://www.ford-trucks.com Start stopwatch, then
> start firefox on that address by hitting enter..
>
> I get 1:32 (one min, 32 sec) with chain of browser => squid =>
> privoxy in place
>
> Now with no proxy at all. CLear the cache, kill firefox.
>
> Start firefox, (it starts on google very quickly), clear the cache
> once more for good measure.
>
> Type in http://www.ford-trucks.com, Start the stopwatch, then start
> firefox on that address by hitting enter...
>
> I get 0:9 (9 seconds) with no proxy in place
>
> That is something on the order of 900% faster... I think.
>
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>
> What kind of things should I do to start tracking down what is
> hampering the connections so bad.
>

This may help...
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,2845,1854196,00.asp

Amos

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