Amos Jeffries <squid3@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: [...] Harry wrote: >> What kind of things should I do to start tracking down what is >> hampering the connections so bad. >> > Amos replied: > This may help... > http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,2845,1854196,00.asp After creating a user.js file in the mozilla profile default containing: ------- 8< snip ---------- 8< snip ---------- 8<snip ------- user_pref("network.http.max-connections", 96); user_pref("network.http.max-connections-per-server", 32); user_pref("network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-proxy", 24); user_pref("network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-server", 12); ------- 8< snip ---------- 8< snip ---------- 8<snip ------- As suggested at the above citation, then with only privoxy as proxy with the config I've previously posted a link to.... cleared cache restarted firefox, cleared cache again and attempted this URL: http://www.ford-trucks.com/ Between 17-19 seconds ------- --------- ---=--- --------- -------- Then trying the connection with no proxy: kill firefox, start FF, clear cache, Type in http://www.ford-trucks.com/ Connection was fully completed in 8 seconds again. ------- --------- ---=--- --------- -------- Now trying the first experiment (privoxy alone as proxy) but this time with no `user.js' file: Connection is completed in 16 seconds plus. ------- --------- ---=--- --------- -------- Now with user.js in place but no proxy Connection completes in 8 seconds ------- --------- ---=--- --------- -------- ------- --------- ---=--- --------- -------- And since this is a squid group. Proxy set to squid alone (user.js in place) The connection to about 30 seconds for roughly 60% of that ford cite to load. I abandoned the completing the connection after 2 full minutes. ------- --------- ---=--- --------- -------- Then to be fair, I removed the user.js hacks. Restarted firefox, (with proxy set to squid alone and no user.js). First, it took a goodly while for my home page (goggle.com/ig) to load, cleared the cache and typed in: http://www.ford-trucks.com About 60% loaded in 12 seconds and completed in about 35 seconds. ------- --------- ---=--- --------- -------- Apparently the `user.js' hack isn't all that helpful. And in fact appears to be something of a hindrance. (Note: I ran these experiments repeatedly.. the results shown above are about the average results obtained) I don't know what to make of it all, I guess my configs are pretty weak being fairly default for both privoxy and squid, but so far it appears that both squid and privoxy cause serious slowdown of page loading. My full configs: ,---- | Squid: | www.jtan.com/~reader/sqcfg/disp.cgi ( squid.conf with all default | comments). | | www.jtan.com/~reader/sqcfg/strp.cgi (squid.conf stripped). | | Privoxy: | www.jtan.com/~reader/prcfg/disp.cgi (privoxy config with all | default comments). | | www.jtan.com/~reader/prcfg/strp.cgi (privoxy config stripped). `----
