>> After increasing the above value to 8192, you type ulimit -HSn 8192 and >> compile Squid. > This, or --max-fd=NN configure option is needed however. And you also > need to raise the ulimit when Squid is started. So I need to recompile my Squid like, Step 1) Start the recompilation procedures, ./configure --with-maxfd=8192 --enable-smartfilter Step 2) Edit squid.conf, max_open_disk_fds=8192 Step 3) ulimit -HSn 8192 Kindly correct me if I am wrong... Regards, Sathyan Arjunan