On Tue, 14 Dec 2010 17:34:46 +0100, Artemis BRAJA <a.braja@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hello, first thanks for your reply. > > Are you talking about multiple-instance article or about configuring > squid with wccp. Most likely he was referring to: http://wiki.squid-cache.org/Features/SmpScale and/or http://wiki.squid-cache.org/ConfigExamples/ExtremeCarpFrontend Amos > If so I've checked them a few days ago. The problem is that I started > both squid's without problems, each listening on different interfaces > (eth0 and eth1)on port 3128, but only one squid i detected by the router. > The first one that is started connects to the router, no matter which > is, the second does not connect. > And the strange thing is that the router wccp informations shows only > one IP, If I start only Squid2 (only eth1) the router shows the IP of eth0. > May be it has something to do with gre tunnel configuration. :( Possibly, this intrigued me when you posted the problem yesterday. >From what I know of WCCP it should work, or at worst result in flapping IPs in the router details every 15sec or so. Check that each squid has separate tcp_outgoing_address settings or the OS/hardware layer is keeping them locked to the NIC. On default outgoing packets are given an IP by the OS, this appears like it is selecting the eth0 primary IP. Amos > > Cisco 7200 > | > | > Switch - 10/100 > | | > | | Linux Box > +---------------------------------------------------+ > | Eth0 Eth1 | > | | | | > | +-----------+ +------------+ | > | | | | | | > | | Squid1 | | Squid2 | | > | | | | | | > | +-----------+ +------------+ | > +---------------------------------------------------+ > > > Thanks in advance > Artemis > > > On 12/14/2010 04:32 PM, Kinkie wrote: >> Hi Artemis, >> There is a very informative article about this in the squid wiki. >> I encourage you to check it out. >> >> On 12/14/10, Artemis BRAJA<a.braja@xxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> Hello, >>> I want to achieve load-balancing with to Squid instances on a single >>> server behind a single IP. All we want is to maximize multi-core CPU >>> utilisation, because as far as we now Squid is not multi-core aware. >>> Is any tested way to do with without going to virtualization. >>> Can it be done using wccp and squid running in transparent mode, so we >>> can use a Cisco router to load-balance requests? >>> >>> Thanks >>> Artemis >>> >>> >>
