> > Hi All, > > I am running squid proxy Version 2.5.STABLE7 on a > solaris box. The proxy server has been quite slow for > the past few days. When I checked the access logs I > found lots of TCP_MISS entries > > 1106631788.303 1010 192.168.6.70 TCP_MISS/200 5848 > GET http://www.melbourneit. > com.au/gfx/namesbyrequest/mas2.jpg? - > FIRST_PARENT_MISS/192.168.1.50 image/jpeg > 1106631788.450 366 192.168.6.70 TCP_MISS/200 859 > GET http://www.melbourneit.c > om.au/gfx/melbourneit-2004/search_btn_grey.gif - > TIMEOUT_FIRST_UP_PARENT/192.168 > .1.50 image/gif > 1106631788.555 1263 192.168.6.70 TCP_MISS/200 15518 > GET http://www.melbourneit > .com.au/gfx/namesbyrequest/mas1.jpg? - > FIRST_PARENT_MISS/192.168.1.50 image/jpeg > 1106631789.055 876 192.168.6.70 TCP_MISS/404 1391 > GET http://us.f607.mail.yah > oo.com/gfx/namesbyrequest/mas_bg.jpg - > FIRST_PARENT_MISS/192.168.1.50 text/html > 1106631805.696 67 192.168.6.70 TCP_HIT/200 700 GET > http://us.a1.yimg.com/us. > yimg.com/a/co/consumer_info/cc_i_25x25_sticky-rev.gif > - NONE/- image/gif > 1106631805.713 1737 192.168.6.70 TCP_MISS/200 17901 > POST http://us.f607.mail.y > ahoo.com/ym/ShowLetter? - > FIRST_PARENT_MISS/192.168.1.50 text/html > 1106631805.929 271 192.168.6.70 TCP_MISS/200 905 > GET http://us.a1.yimg.com/us > .yimg.com/a/ca/capital_one_auto/011205_ti0978_caricon.gif > - FIRST_PARENT_MISS/19 > 2.168.1.50 image/gif > 1106631806.120 424 192.168.6.70 TCP_MISS/200 552 > GET http://us.a1.yimg.com/us > .yimg.com/a/ci/citibank/kc1_0pya_112904.gif - > TIMEOUT_FIRST_UP_PARENT/192.168.1. > 50 image/gif > 1106631806.510 940 192.168.6.70 TCP_MISS/200 4492 > GET http://ad.doubleclick.n > et/adi/N2998.Yahoo/B1509178;sz=728x90;ord=1106631887432416? > - FIRST_PARENT_MISS/ > 192.168.1.50 text/html > > 1106631896.303 151 192.168.6.40 TCP_MISS/304 311 > GET http://www.theaustralian > .news.com.au/au-galls/apr14weird.jpg - > FIRST_PARENT_MISS/192.168.1.50 image/jpeg > 1106631896.391 180 192.168.6.40 TCP_MISS/302 662 > GET http://www.theaustralian > .com.au/au-106/aus40.jpg - > FIRST_PARENT_MISS/192.168.1.50 text/html > 1106631896.410 172 192.168.6.40 TCP_MISS/302 664 > GET http://www.theaustralian > .com.au/au-106/106-da.jpg - > FIRST_PARENT_MISS/192.168.1.50 text/html > 1106631896.453 182 192.168.6.40 TCP_MISS/302 666 > GET http://www.theaustralian > .com.au/au-106/prop106.jpg - > FIRST_PARENT_MISS/192.168.1.50 text/html > 1106631896.487 183 192.168.6.40 TCP_MISS/302 676 > GET http://www.theaustralian > .com.au/au-106/106-aviation.jpg - > FIRST_PARENT_MISS/192.168.1.50 text/html > 1106631896.635 235 192.168.6.40 TCP_MISS/302 674 > GET http://www.theaustralian > .com.au/au-106/106-deliver.jpg - > FIRST_PARENT_MISS/192.168.1.50 text/html > 1106631896.677 256 192.168.6.40 TCP_MISS/302 668 > GET http://www.theaustralian > .com.au/au-106/106-wine.jpg - > FIRST_PARENT_MISS/192.168.1.50 text/html > 1106631896.708 232 192.168.6.40 TCP_MISS/302 670 > GET http://www.theaustralian > .com.au/au-106/travel106.jpg - > FIRST_PARENT_MISS/192.168.1.50 text/html > 1106631896.723 225 192.168.6.40 TCP_MISS/302 665 > GET http://www.theaustralian > .com.au/au-galls/rock.jpg - > FIRST_PARENT_MISS/192.168.1.50 text/html > > > What could be the problem? 192.168.1.50 is my peer > cache server. Any help would be really appreciated. > TCP_MISS(es) needn't be the exact cause of squid being slow or becoming slow : See , for instance : http://www.squid-cache.org/Doc/FAQ/FAQ-11.html#ss11.17 M.