I am going around and around on this WCCP issue and am considering giving up in favor of policy based routing. Please allow me to re-phrase my question and invite any suggestions or comments. Fedora Core 3 2.6.11-1.27_FC3 kernel ip_gre module from Fedora Core 3 Squid 2.5.STABLE10 Cisco 6506 12.1(26)E1 I followed these instructions: http://www.linux-mag.com/content/view/1957/2303/ plus including: wccp_router 10.10.254.254 in squid.conf Squid server is 10.10.10.211. Router is 10.10.254.254 tcpdump -n -i eth0 'host 10.10.254.254' shows this: 15:54:56.267637 IP 10.10.10.211.2048 > 10.10.254.254.2048: UDP, length 52 15:55:06.275774 IP 10.10.10.211.2048 > 10.10.254.254.2048: UDP, length 52 while debug ip wccp packets shows this: Aug 3 21:57:39.343 UTC: WCCP-PKT: Sending I_See_You packet to 10.10.10.211 w/ rcvd_id 000002A5 Aug 3 21:57:50.295 UTC: WCCP-PKT: Sending I_See_You packet to 10.10.10.211 w/ rcvd_id 000002A6 Isn't it curious that the server only shows packets going to the router and the router only shows packets going to the server? Where are the return packets? Should the distributed FC3 kernel and ip_gre module work? Any suggestions to prevent me from pulling out my hair any further are very much appreciated. Thanks, Grant ---------- Pardon this: This electronic message transmission is a PRIVATE communication which contains information which may be confidential or privileged. The information is intended to be for the use of the individual or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient, please be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this information is prohibited. Please notify the sender of the delivery error by replying to this message, or notify us by telephone (877-633-2436, ext. 0), and then delete it from your system.