hi , i want to say that the problem exist in the presence and absense of squidguard . i note that the storing on the hardsik is slow relative to the users pumped to squid !! did u have a look on squid.conf file ? i think it need some modification enhacements . with my best regards -- View this message in context: http://squid-web-proxy-cache.1019090.n4.nabble.com/slow-browsing-in-centos-6-3-with-squid-3-tp4658635p4658637.html Sent from the Squid - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.