Re: [squid-users] squid with dial-up

From: Amos Jeffries <squid3@dont-contact.us>
Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2007 15:24:03 +1300

o omida parasita wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have a dial-up connection and am using squid as a proxy. The
> connection is fast. But squid is not stable and it disconnect most of
> the time.

Squid CANNOT disconnect a network link. Your dial-up is probably
unstable or configured with a sleep disconnect most are by default.

> In fact after the authentication popup page comes up and you
> click OK you get a "The page cannot be displayed" page.

What squid version? What error number? any other details provided as to
WHY the page was not available?

> Can you please tell me if the it is because of squid and dial-up or is
> it because of my connection not being stable?

Your unstable connection is causing it. The link should not be unstable
though, dial-up is old tech.

>
> It works fine when I am not on dial-up.

Big hint there to whats causing the problem.

Amos
Received on Fri Oct 26 2007 - 20:24:06 MDT

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