> Since we've had to take the proxy offline for now, > I'll try doing a > fresh install of a decent server level distro > (Slackware probably) > and run some rigorous tests on the hardware.
try to find out where is bottleneck . 1) are you using 32 GB for cache_dir this too much big my. try to 8 to 10 GB for it. 2) set half_closed_clients off in squid.conf 3) verify that dns working properly. through cache manager 4) check that your dont have too much DISK I/O through iostat command 5) verify that cache manager that your squid performing well go to Generenl Run time information Median Service Times (seconds) 5 min 60 min: HTTP Requests (All): 1.17732 1.17732 Cache Misses: 1.38447 1.31166 Cache Hits: 0.00865 0.00865 Near Hits: 1.24267 1.24267 6) what u get in access.log when your squid dont fullfil request. i hope this helps Regards UX __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Get it on your mobile phone. http://mobile.yahoo.com/maildemo