Re: [squid-users] Squid + (BGP) Routing

 --- Henrik Nordstrom <hno@squid-cache.org> wrote: >
On Thu, 11 Mar 2004, Mark Tinka wrote:
>
> > i've heard vendor "N" claim they can do this using
> > what they term 'IP Spoofing'.. for the record, i
> did
> > try setting it up at one of our other POPs, with
> no
> > luck (even after following their documentation
> right
> > down to the detail)..
>
> "can" is a matter of definition.
>
> For IP Spoofing to work the cache server must be
> inline with the network
> path, having ALL traffic pass via the cache server.

this is, indeed, the case.. my cache server is
situated right between my border and core routers..
so, it's directly in the path of all incoming/outgoing
(HTTP) traffic..

>
> What is more realistic to do in your situation is to
> give your Squid one
> IP address per GPG group of clients allowing the
> Squid traffic to be load
> balanced in the same manner as the clients. See the
> tcp_outgoing_address
> directive.

thanks..

>
> Regards
> Henrik
>

Regards,

Mark.

        
        
                
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Received on Fri Mar 12 2004 - 00:03:49 MST