> > I've got an OpenBSD box running Squid 2.5 Stable 5 that's > pretty busy. > When it gets to around 30% squid process usage, my Layer 4 > transparent > switch thinks that squid's down and kills my L4 redirection > even though > it's not really. So what happens is when my L4 switch backs off and > stops forwarding HTTP requests to my squid box, it relieves the load > enough to the point where the L4 switch then thinks it's back up and > starts forwarding HTTP requests again. > > My question is, is there something I can do (short of buying > a new box) > to help this, like tune the kernel for better performance or > something > to keep my L4 switch from giving a false outage of squid? FYI, my L4 > switch is a Nortel Alteon 184. I see this more as an issue with the L4 box, then with Squid. Just keep the thing forwarding, else, throw it away.
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