On Wed, 29 Nov 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> We've recently changed ISPs and now have a LAN connection to the ISP in
> the same building. However performance of internet access speeds vary
> greatly and quite often are poorer than with the old ISDN connection.
> Network-wise not a lot has changed. The internet connection is all
> handled via a Debian box running squid. The ISP blankly point the
> finger
> at our network, but I'm actually trying to find the cause. I am
> wondering
> whether or not squid is now choking our connection rather than helping,
> or should I be looking elsewhere? The linux box isn't the greatest spec
> machine in the world (far from it in fact) but it did the job before.
> What should I be looking at to determine if the box is struggling or
> something else is the cause?
Do you have your proxy talking to their proxy? Are they running a
redirector? These things you need to investigate, as they can play a lot
into it..
Try turning off proxy, and just use masquerading for a bit.. see if theres
any difference....
Masq happens in the kernel.. and requires VERY little CPU.. so if your
CPU/Machine bound by squid, doing this will show it.
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