To sum up, I think maxconn acl directive does not rely on indirect client addresses in case of "acl_uses_indirect_client=on". follow_x_forwarded_for allow all acl_uses_indirect_client on client_db on acl maxconn-per-client maxconn 2 acl client-192.168.0.1 src 192.168.0.1/32 http_access deny maxconn-per-client client-192.168.0.1 In such configuration When I debug squid through cache.log, it returns true for 192.168.0.1 (that is acl_uses_indirect_client works), but never returns "acl maxconn-per-client maxconn 2" true even when it should. To attest I added "client_ip_max_connections 2" just after "client_db on" line. In the log I see 2011/01/28 14:44:41| WARNING: 127.0.0.1:35383 attempting more than 2 connections. 2011/01/28 14:44:41| httpAccept: FD 13: accept failure: (0) Success To attest I get mgr:info Number of clients accessing cache: 1 (network is about 25 PCs) This makes me think, that client_db has client information as 127.0.0.1 previous proxy IP even if I enabled acl_uses_indirect_client. 1- Is it true? 2- How can I see client_db database 3- How can I apply per "indirect client" connection limiting in squid. Note: This configuration correctly works for indirect client ip address. So I assume "acl_uses_indirect_client on" is working. follow_x_forwarded_for allow all acl_uses_indirect_client on client_db on acl oguz src 192.168.0.170/255.255.255.255 tcp_outgoing_address 172.16.1.1 oguz Best Regards, -- Oguz YILMAZ