On Mon, 31 Mar 2008 13:04:35 -0400 Jeremy Kim <jkim@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Using the squid proxy is really slow. Is there anyway to make it faster? > > I have squid version Squid2.6STABLE18 on a XP. Please use a server OS, either 2003 Server if you really have to run on Windows, or something like RHEL (www.redhat.com/rhel) or CentOS (www.centos.org) or Debian (www.debian.org). Both RHEL and CentOS squid versions work well in my experience. Now, if you still see delays / lags when using a real OS : Long delays usually point with intermittent DNS problems, cache rebuild issues, or a misconfigured firewall. I've also had more success using diskd than aufs, but YMMV. You might want to use wireshark (www.wireshark.org) or at least tcpdump on the squid box to see what it's doing when you experience delays. Cheers François
