Re: Delay in TCP connection to parent

>
> Hi all,
>
> We're running Squid 1.1.11 on Linux 1.2.1.
>
> Our ISP is running Squid 1.1.14 on Solaris, they are acting as our Squid
> parent.
>
> We do not have a permanent connection to our ISP, we dial-up with ppp
> maybe two or three times a day, and stay on line as long as people in the
> office are webbing.
>
> The problem is that when the ppp connection is made it takes up to 5
> minutes for Squid to establish a TCP connection to the parent. In
> cache.log we get:
>
> protoCantFetchObject: FD 18 No peers to query and the host is beyond your
> firewall
>
You could try using the famous line:

cache_host proxy.wr.com.au parent 8080 0 no-query default

Theoretically that should work, if not add 'round-robin' after default.

tom@interact.net.au
Received on Sun Jul 27 1997 - 19:11:32 MDT