Re: [squid-users] Please! Please! Someone Answer, Squid is killing Me

You're right that it isn't normal--which is probably why no one has
replied. We don't know what to tell you! ;-)

Seriously, though...Did you alter the quick_abort settings? What other
changes from defaults did you make, if any? I would suspect quick_abort
plus an impatient client (i.e. downloads a large object several times in
quick succession--this could be a real user with a browser or some
multi-download tool of some sort).

I'm just guessing, but maybe this will get you heading in the right
direction (or maybe will help you find out more information to ask the
right questions so that we can be more helpful).

MacDermat wrote:

> Hello
>
> I am sorry for the title but I have been a member since 40 days ago and I
> have asked this question serveral times but no one has bothered himself to
> reply.
>
> I have installed squid 2.4 and 2.3 (last releases) for a small ISP. It works
> properly but suddenly it starts eating all the available bandwidth (1MB/s)
> while users use only 100Kb/s and this situation lasts for about 15-45
> minutes. I am sure this is not normal. Users are connected to us through 56K
> modems. During this situation no one can receive more than 0.4Kbit/s.
>
> ISP calls me every time (last night at 2AM) and has destroyed my everyday
> life.
>
> I have disconnected all windows machines and everything I could do to find
> the source which uses this bandwidth. Finally I am sure (%99) that squid
> itself is responsible.
>
> Anyone has seen such a thing. Any comments?
>
> Regards,
> Mac

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