[squid-users] cache.log errors

2009-09-01 Thread Mark Lodge
What can be the cause of these errors in my cache.log? 2009/08/31 07:35:02| storeDirWriteCleanLogs: Starting... 2009/08/31 07:35:02| Finished. Wrote 6991 entries. 2009/08/31 07:35:02| Took 0.0 seconds (2124924.0 entries/sec). 2009/08/31 07:35:02| logfileRotate: /var/log/squid/store.log

[squid-users] Setup Squid to allow Gmail/Email/Skype traffic

2009-08-26 Thread Mark Lodge
Hi all - Firstly, I know that Squid is a http proxy - Could I set up Squid so that POP3 Email [Port 110] Gmail [Port 995 SSL] and Skype can go via Squid? Do I have to use iptables? I running Debian. Thank you Mark

[squid-users] Squid not caching - strange problem

2009-08-02 Thread Mark Lodge
have set up Squid 2.7 on Debian, I used Synaptic package manager to install it, I did the entire config, followd the guide here: http://doxfer.com/Webmin/SquidProxyServer, everthing went well and seemed to be working. But, in reality it was not caching. I copied thsi pice from the access.log

[squid-users] Torrents and squid - is caching possible

2009-07-09 Thread Mark Lodge
Is caching of torrent downloads possible with squid? I have tried downloading a torrent via squid cache and then downloaded it again, but it did not take it from the cache Please advise

[squid-users] Clients Time out/lose connection

2009-07-07 Thread Mark Lodge
i am using squid 2.7 with videocache, everything seems to be working fine but i notice that clients sometimes just loses connection, for eg, when download mail. Is there a timeout setting in squid? if so perhaps i could make the timeout longer Thanks

[squid-users] Cache youtube videos WITHOUT videocache?

2009-06-19 Thread Mark Lodge
I've come across this at http://wiki.squid-cache.org/Features/StoreUrlRewrite Feature: Store URL Rewriting? Does this mean i can cache videos without using videocache?

[squid-users] Possible to setup a broadband connection on Debian?

2009-06-19 Thread Mark Lodge
My current setup is: Squid Proxy Server- Client PC--- ADSL Router --- Internet Client PC--- Client PC--- I want the Client PC to use the Squid Proxy Server for internet. There are 2 ways i have in mind 1st option: Set

[squid-users] Should i enable mikrotik bandwidth sharing or leave it to Squid?

2009-06-19 Thread Mark Lodge
My wireless setup is as follows Client PC --- Mikrotik-Squid Cache Server--Internet Do you suggest that I should configure PCQ (equal/fair bandwidth sharing/distribution) on the Mikrotik routerboard or should i leave the bandwidth sharing to Squid as suggested by Amos? Thanks

[squid-users] Squid is not caching ftp/downloads

2009-06-18 Thread Mark Lodge
I have squid set up and running I don't think it is caching ftp/downloads I tried to download a file ( 6 MB), and then tried to redownload it and it took the same time Please guide me to the correct places to configure squid to cache downloads Thanks

[squid-users] How does Squid handle bandwidth distribution

2009-06-17 Thread Mark Lodge
Can squid do 'fair bandwidth sharing' ? What i mean is, if there is 1 user online on a 4mg line, that user will be using the entire 4mg line speed, and if there are 2 users online, each user will have 2mg line speed, and so on. I have squid cache set up already, but i just need to know how

[squid-users] Please help me install videocache 1.9.1

2009-06-17 Thread Mark Lodge
I have installed squid and its running fine Now i am trying to install videocache First ii did # python setup.py install [in videocache-1.9.1 folder] But at that time python-iniparse was not installed I then installed iniparse, but now when i try to do # python setup.py install i get the

[squid-users] Computers on my network cannot access internet via Squid cache

2009-06-16 Thread Mark Lodge
I have installed debian to run Squid cache as a caching proxy. Ive been bashing away now for 2 days and i have managed to install squid (i first tried manually, but that did not work so i used synaptic software packager to install it (from Administration menu) That went well, thereafter i