Squid doesn't currently implement any smarts for the WCCPv2 return path. Adrian 2009/5/6 kgardenia42 <kgardenia42@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 5:28 AM, Amos Jeffries <squid3@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> kgardenia42 wrote: >>> >>> On 4/30/09, Ritter, Nicholas <Nicholas.Ritter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>> >>>> * WCCP supports a return method for packets which the web-cache >>>> decides to reject/return. Does squid support this? I see that the >>>> return method can be configured in squid but is the support for >>>> returning actually there? >>>> >>>> I dunno about this one. >>> >>> Does anyone know the answer to this? I'd just like to know what squid >>> can do when it comes to "return method". >> >> Only whats documented. >> >> http://www.squid-cache.org/Doc/config/wccp2_return_method/ > > In what circumstances would squid decided to trigger the return > mechanism currently? I was looking at the source and I couldn't see > where this might be implemented. > > One of the reasons I ask is that since I'm using iptables to forward > things to the local squid port that came to me via WCCP I was > wondering if it was feasible to take squid out of the loop just by > changing my iptables rules to reject packets forwarded by WCCP but I > don't know enough but WCCP return methods to know if it is possible to > use the return method mechanism to return such packets back to the > router. > > Can anyone who is knowledgeable about this please help? > > Thanks, > >
