Does this look reasonable?
I still have the analysis to start with after this point but will use some 
linux tools to help with that...

auth_param basic realm P*****r ProxyServer
auth_param basic credentialsttl 2 hours
auth_param basic program /usr/lib/squid/ncsa_auth /etc/squid/squid_passwd
authenticate_cache_garbage_interval 1 hour
authenticate_ip_ttl 2 hours
#acl all src 0.0.0.0/0.0.0.0
acl all src all
acl manager proto cache_object
acl localhost src 127.0.0.1
acl cacheadmin src 88.xxx.xxx.xxx 127.0.0.1
acl to_localhost dst 127.0.0.0/8 0.0.0.0/32
acl SSL_ports port 443
acl Safe_ports port 80          # http
acl Safe_ports port 21          # ftp
acl Safe_ports port 443         # https
acl Safe_ports port 70          # gopher
acl Safe_ports port 210         # wais
acl Safe_ports port 1025-65535  # unregistered ports
acl Safe_ports port 280         # http-mgmt
acl Safe_ports port 488         # gss-http
acl Safe_ports port 591         # filemaker
acl Safe_ports port 777         # multiling http
acl Safe_ports port 1863         # MSN messenger
acl ncsa_users proxy_auth REQUIRED
acl maxuser max_user_ip -s 2
acl CONNECT method CONNECT
http_access allow manager cacheadmin
http_access deny !Safe_ports
http_access deny CONNECT !SSL_ports
http_access deny to_localhost
http_access deny manager
http_access allow ncsa_users
http_access deny maxuser
http_access deny all
icp_access allow all
http_port 8080
http_port 88.xxx.xxx.xxx:80
hierarchy_stoplist cgi-bin ?
cache_mem 256MB
maximum_object_size_in_memory 50 KB
cache_replacement_policy heap LFUDA
cache_dir aufs /var/spool/squid 40000 16 256
maximum_object_size 50 MB
cache_swap_low 90
cache_swap_high 95
access_log /var/log/squid/access.log squid
cache_log /var/log/squid/cache.log
buffered_logs on
refresh_pattern ^ftp:           1440    20%     10080
refresh_pattern ^gopher:        1440    0%      1440
refresh_pattern -i (/cgi-bin/|\?)  0 0% 0
refresh_pattern .               0       20%     4320
quick_abort_min 0 KB
quick_abort_max 0 KB
acl apache rep_header Server ^Apache
broken_vary_encoding allow apache
half_closed_clients off
cache_mgr ***'***.com
cachemgr_passwd ******** all
visible_hostname P*****r ProxyServer
log_icp_queries off
dns_nameservers 208.67.222.222 208.67.220.220
hosts_file /etc/hosts
memory_pools off
forwarded_for off
client_db off
coredump_dir /var/spool/squid

> ----------------------------------------
>> From: [email protected]
>> To: [email protected]; [email protected]
>> Date: Sat, 13 Feb 2010 16:35:29 +0000
>> Subject: RE: [squid-users] Cache manager analysis
>>
>>
>> Thanks.
>> A few questions on this:
>> (a) when you said this all src all is that meant to be acl src all?
>> (b) Hint 2: if possible, define an ACL or the network ranges where you 
>> accept logins. Use it like so
>> The logins are accepted form IP addresses that I never know, it is an 
>> external proxy server for geo location so not sure I can do this? logins 
>> will only ever by directed to the 88.xxx.xxx.xxx server though?
>> (c) cache_mem 100 MB
>> Bump this up as high as you can go without risking memory swapping.
>> Objects served from RAM are 100x faster than objects not.
>> Where can I view if memeory swapping is happening?
>> (D) maximum_object_size 50 MB
>> Bump this up too. Holding full ISO CDs and windows service packs can
>> boost performance when one is used from the cache. 40GB of disk can
>> store a few.
>> If I increase this, will the server ever try to store streamed video? I had 
>> an efficiency problem with the original configuration that came with squid, 
>> which meant that streamed video was buffering constantly. Not sure what 
>> caused it but with the current config it does not do that.
>> If I increase the cache_mem and max object size do I also need to increase 
>> this?
>> maximum_object_size_in_memory 50 KB
>> (E)
>> cache_swap_low 90
>> cache_swap_high 95
>> access_log /var/log/squid/access.log squid
>> cache_log /var/log/squid/cache.log
>> buffered_logs on
>> acl QUERY urlpath_regex cgi-bin \?
>> cache deny QUERY
>>
>> Drop the QUERY bits above. It's more than halving the things your Squid can 
>> store.
>> Remove the acl and the cache deny?
>> At present, does this stop the cache from storing anything with a ?, ie 
>> dynamic pages?
>> What if the same request is made for a dynamic page, will it retrive it from 
>> the cache (old page) rather then fetch the new dynamic content?
>>
>> current conf redone below:
>> ----------------------------
>> auth_param basic realm Proxy server
>> auth_param basic credentialsttl 2 hours
>> auth_param basic program /usr/lib/squid/ncsa_auth /etc/squid/squid_passwd
>> authenticate_cache_garbage_interval 1 hour
>> authenticate_ip_ttl 2 hours
>> #acl all src 0.0.0.0/0.0.0.0
>> acl src all
>> acl manager proto cache_object
>> acl localhost src 127.0.0.1
>> acl cacheadmin src 88.xxx.xxx.xxx
>> acl to_localhost dst 127.0.0.0/8 0.0.0.0/32
>> acl SSL_ports port 443
>> acl Safe_ports port 80 # http
>> acl Safe_ports port 21 # ftp
>> acl Safe_ports port 443 # https
>> acl Safe_ports port 70 # gopher
>> acl Safe_ports port 210 # wais
>> acl Safe_ports port 1025-65535 # unregistered ports
>> acl Safe_ports port 280 # http-mgmt
>> acl Safe_ports port 488 # gss-http
>> acl Safe_ports port 591 # filemaker
>> acl Safe_ports port 777 # multiling http
>> acl Safe_ports port 1863 # MSN messenger
>> acl ncsa_users proxy_auth REQUIRED
>> acl maxuser max_user_ip -s 2
>> acl CONNECT method CONNECT
>> http_access allow manager localhost
>> http_access allow manager cacheadmin
>> http_access deny !Safe_ports
>> http_access deny CONNECT !SSL_ports
>> http_access deny to_localhost
>> http_access deny manager
>> http_access allow ncsa_users
>> http_access deny maxuser
>> #http_access allow localhost
>> http_access deny all
>> icp_access allow all
>> http_port 8080
>> http_port 88.xxx.xxx.xxx:80
>> hierarchy_stoplist cgi-bin ?
>> cache_mem 100 MB
>> maximum_object_size_in_memory 50 KB
>> cache_replacement_policy heap LFUDA
>> cache_dir aufs /var/spool/squid 40000 16 256
>> maximum_object_size 50 MB
>> cache_swap_low 90
>> cache_swap_high 95
>> access_log /var/log/squid/access.log squid
>> cache_log /var/log/squid/cache.log
>> buffered_logs on
>> #acl QUERY urlpath_regex cgi-bin \?
>> #cache deny QUERY
>> refresh_pattern ^ftp: 1440 20% 10080
>> refresh_pattern ^gopher: 1440 0% 1440
>> refresh_pattern -i (/cgi-bin/|\?) 0 0% 0
>> refresh_pattern . 0 20% 4320
>> quick_abort_min 0 KB
>> quick_abort_max 0 KB
>> acl apache rep_header Server ^Apache
>> broken_vary_encoding allow apache
>> half_closed_clients off
>> cache_mgr [email protected]
>> cachemgr_passwd aaa all
>> visible_hostname ProxyServer
>> log_icp_queries off
>> dns_nameservers 208.67.222.222 208.67.220.220
>> hosts_file /etc/hosts
>> memory_pools off
>> forwarded_for off
>> client_db off
>> coredump_dir /var/spool/squid
>>
>> ----------------------------------------
>>> Date: Sat, 13 Feb 2010 18:03:00 +1300
>>> From: [email protected]
>>> To: [email protected]
>>> Subject: Re: [squid-users] Cache manager analysis
>>>
>>> J. Webster wrote:
>>>> What is the best place to start with in cache analysis?
>>>> Would it be cache size, memory object size, IO, etc.?
>>>> I'm looking to optimise the settings for my squid server.
>>>
>>> Step 0) migrate to the latest Squid 2.7 or 3.1 or if possible 2.HEAD
>>> (that one is only nominally beta, it's very stable in reality)
>>>
>>> 1) Start by defining 'optimize' ... are you going to prioritize...
>>> Faster service?
>>> More bandwidth saving?
>>> More client connections?
>>>
>>> 2a) For faster service, look at DNS delays, disk IO delays, maximizing
>>> cacheable objects (dynamic objects etc).
>>>
>>> 2b) For pure bandwidth savings start with a look at object cacheablity.
>>> Check dynamics are being cached, ranges are being fetched in full, etc
>>>
>>> 3) Then profile all the objects stored over a reasonably long period,
>>> looking at size. compare with the age of objects being discarded.
>>>
>>> 3a) tune the storage limits to prioritize the storage locations. giving
>>> priority to RAM, then COSS, then AUFS/diskd.
>>>
>>> 3b) set the storage limits as high as possible to maximize amount of
>>> data stored. anywhere.
>>>
>>> 4) take a good long look at your access controls and in particular the
>>> types speedy/fast/slow. You may get some speed benefits from fixing up
>>> the ordering a bit. regex are killers, remote lookups (helpers, or DNS)
>>> are second worst.
>>> (some performance hints below)
>>>
>>> 5) repeat from (2b) as often as possible. concentrate traffic which
>>> seems to logically be storeable but gets a TCP_MISS anyway.
>>>
>>> Objects served from cache lead to faster service ties for those objects,
>>> so the speed vs bandwidth are inter-related somewhat. But there is a
>>> tipping point somewhere where tuning one starts to impact the other.
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Server: about 220GB available for the cache, I'm only using 40000 MB at 
>>>> present as in the config below.
>>>> system D2812-A2
>>>> /0 bus D2812-A2
>>>> /0/0 memory 110KiB BIOS
>>>> /0/4 processor Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E7300 @ 2.66GHz
>>>> /0/4/5 memory 64KiB L1 cache
>>>> /0/4/6 memory 3MiB L2 cache
>>>> /0/4/0.1 processor Logical CPU
>>>> /0/4/0.2 processor Logical CPU
>>>> /0/7 memory 3MiB L3 cache
>>>> /0/2a memory 1GiB System Memory
>>>> /0/2a/0 memory 1GiB DIMM DDR2 Synchronous 667 MHz (1.5 ns)
>>>> /0/2a/1 memory DIMM DDR2 Synchronous 667 MHz (1.5 ns) [empty]
>>>> /0/2a/2 memory DIMM DDR2 Synchronous 667 MHz (1.5 ns) [empty]
>>>> /0/2a/3 memory DIMM DDR2 Synchronous 667 MHz (1.5 ns) [empty]
>>>> /0/1 processor
>>>> /0/1/0.1 processor Logical CPU
>>>> /0/1/0.2 processor Logical CPU
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Current squid.conf:
>>>> ---------------------
>>>> auth_param basic realm Proxy server
>>>> auth_param basic credentialsttl 2 hours
>>>> auth_param basic program /usr/lib/squid/ncsa_auth /etc/squid/squid_passwd
>>>> authenticate_cache_garbage_interval 1 hour
>>>> authenticate_ip_ttl 2 hours
>>>> acl all src 0.0.0.0/0.0.0.0
>>>
>>> all src all
>>>
>>>> acl manager proto cache_object
>>>> acl localhost src 127.0.0.1/255.255.255.255
>>>
>>> acl localhost src 127.0.0.1
>>>
>>>> acl cacheadmin src 88.xxx.xxx.xxx
>>>> acl to_localhost dst 127.0.0.0/8
>>>
>>> acl to_localhost dst 127.0.0.0/8 0.0.0.0/32
>>>
>>>> acl SSL_ports port 443
>>>> acl Safe_ports port 80 # http
>>>> acl Safe_ports port 21 # ftp
>>>> acl Safe_ports port 443 # https
>>>> acl Safe_ports port 70 # gopher
>>>> acl Safe_ports port 210 # wais
>>>> acl Safe_ports port 1025-65535 # unregistered ports
>>>> acl Safe_ports port 280 # http-mgmt
>>>> acl Safe_ports port 488 # gss-http
>>>> acl Safe_ports port 591 # filemaker
>>>> acl Safe_ports port 777 # multiling http
>>>> acl Safe_ports port 1863 # MSN messenger
>>>> acl ncsa_users proxy_auth REQUIRED
>>>> acl maxuser max_user_ip -s 2
>>>> acl CONNECT method CONNECT
>>>> http_access allow manager localhost
>>>> http_access allow manager cacheadmin
>>>
>>> Hint: add the localhost IP to the cacheadmin ACL and drop one full set
>>> of "allow manager localhost" tests.
>>>
>>>> http_access deny manager
>>>> http_access allow ncsa_users
>>>
>>> Hint: drop the authentication down ...
>>>
>>>> http_access deny !Safe_ports
>>>> http_access deny CONNECT !SSL_ports
>>>> http_access deny to_localhost
>>>
>>> ... to here. All the attacks against your proxy for bad ports and
>>> sources will be dropped quickly by the security blanket settings. Load
>>> on your auth server will reduce and may speed up it's response time.
>>>
>>> Hint 2: if possible, define an ACL or the network ranges where you
>>> accept logins. Use it like so:
>>>
>>> http_access allow localnet ncsa_users
>>>
>>> ... once again that speeds up the rejections, and helps by reducing
>>> the number of times the slow auth lookup needs checking.
>>>
>>>> http_access deny maxuser
>>>> http_access allow localhost
>>>
>>> If localhost really is allowed to do anything, move it up above the
>>> "to_localhost" one.
>>> Otherwise drop this completely, having the correct auth login details
>>> will permit links from localhost just as easily as from anywhere else.
>>>
>>>> http_access deny all
>>>> icp_access allow all
>>>
>>> Define the networks where peer siblings are trusted. Allwo them and deny
>>> everything else.
>>> That will reduce a fair bit of load on your Squid trying to service
>>> random ICP requests from the general Internet.
>>>
>>>> http_port 8080
>>>> http_port 88.xxx.xxx.xxx:80
>>>> hierarchy_stoplist cgi-bin ?
>>>> cache_mem 100 MB
>>>
>>> Bump this up as high as you can go without risking memory swapping.
>>> Objects served from RAM are 100x faster than objects not.
>>>
>>>> maximum_object_size_in_memory 50 KB
>>>> cache_replacement_policy heap LFUDA
>>>> cache_dir aufs /var/spool/squid 40000 16 256
>>>
>>> If you pick 2.x squid to upgrade to, add a COSS directory as well.
>>> See the recent threads on optimizing COSS for how to tune that.
>>>
>>>> maximum_object_size 50 MB
>>>
>>> Bump this up too. Holding full ISO CDs and windows service packs can
>>> boost performance when one is used from the cache. 40GB of disk can
>>> store a few.
>>>
>>>> cache_swap_low 90
>>>> cache_swap_high 95
>>>> access_log /var/log/squid/access.log squid
>>>> cache_log /var/log/squid/cache.log
>>>> buffered_logs on
>>>> acl QUERY urlpath_regex cgi-bin \?
>>>> cache deny QUERY
>>>
>>> Drop the QUERY bits above. It's more than halving the things your Squid
>>> can store.
>>>
>>>> refresh_pattern ^ftp: 1440 20% 10080
>>>> refresh_pattern ^gopher: 1440 0% 1440
>>>
>>> Add right here:
>>> refresh_pattern -i (/cgi-bin/|\?) 0 0% 0
>>>
>>>> refresh_pattern . 0 20% 4320
>>>> quick_abort_min 0 KB
>>>> quick_abort_max 0 KB
>>>> acl apache rep_header Server ^Apache
>>>> broken_vary_encoding allow apache
>>>> half_closed_clients off
>>>> cache_mgr [email protected]
>>>> cachemgr_passwd aaa all
>>>> visible_hostname ProxyServer
>>>> log_icp_queries off
>>>> dns_nameservers 208.67.222.222 208.67.220.220
>>>> hosts_file /etc/hosts
>>>> memory_pools off
>>>
>>> Might cause efficiency problems if the underlying malloc is not
>>> optimized. but oh well, up to you.
>>>
>>>> forwarded_for off
>>>> client_db off
>>>> coredump_dir /var/spool/squid
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Amos
>>> --
>>> Please be using
>>> Current Stable Squid 2.7.STABLE7 or 3.0.STABLE23
>>> Current Beta Squid 3.1.0.16
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