Are you sure you are looking into the correct squid.conf on your squid2 & squid3?
You can only see TIMEOUT_DIRECT in access.log if you have ICP enabled cache_peer:s defined (cache_peer:s not using the no-query option), and requests only get forwarded to another peer if there is cache_peer directives telling so should be done. Regards Henrik [Scott Phalen] Here are my squid.conf from each server (brief versions): Squid1 http_port 3128 cache_peer carp1.mydomain.com parent 3128 0 carp-load-factor=0.4 cache_peer carp2.mydomain.com parent 3128 0 carp-load-factor=0.6 Squid2 (carp1) http_port 3128 icp_port 3130 cache_peer carp2.mydomain.com sibling 3128 3130 proxy-only cache_peer 127.0.0.1 parent 8080 0 proxy-only (dansguardian hosts) cache_peer_access 127.0.0.1 allow dansguardian cache_peer_access 127.0.0.1 deny all always_direct allow all Squid3 (carp2) http_port 3128 icp_port 3130 cache_peer carp1.mydomain.com sibling 3128 3130 proxy-only cache_peer 127.0.0.1 parent 8080 0 proxy-only (dansguardian hosts) cache_peer_access 127.0.0.1 allow dansguardian cache_peer_access 127.0.0.1 deny all always_direct allow all On squid2 and squid3 I am seeing the timeout_direct message in the access.log. On squid1 I am seeing where squid2 and squid3 are sending their queries back in the access.log. There isn't any references to squid1 in either config on squid2 or squid3. If you'd like I can copy all 3 configs in here but they are really long. In the access.log on squid1 I am not seeing many references to the requests being sent to CARP/carp1.mydomain.com or CARP/carp2.mydomain.com either. Looks like they are all being sent "direct". In my test environment I saw most the requests going to "CARP/host.mydomain.com" except the domains I had configured to go always_direct. Snipet from access.log on squid1: 1102825620.299 105 199.86.18.23 TCP_MISS/200 298 GET http://wisapidata.weatherbug.com/WxAlertIsapi/WxAlertIsapi.dll? - DIRECT/69.25.38.101 text/plain 1102825620.400 0 carp1.mydomain.com TCP_DENIED/403 1474 GET http://wisapidata.weatherbug.com/WxAlertIsapi/WxAlertIsapi.dll? - NONE/- text/html Thanks for the help! Scott Phalen
