Re: [squid-users] Slow for one user, fast for everyone else

On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 4:08 AM, RM <bearmeat_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 1:45 AM, Pieter De Wit <pieter_at_insync.za.net> wrote:
>> Hi JL,
>>
>> Does your server use DNS in it's logging ? Perhaps it's reverse DNS ?
>>
>> If he downloads a big file, does the speed pick up ?
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Pieter
>>
>> JL wrote:
>>>
>>> I have a server setup which provides an anonymous proxy service to
>>> individuals across the world. I have one specific user that is
>>> experiencing very slow speeds. Other users performing the very same
>>> activities do not experience the slow speeds, myself included. I asked
>>> the slow user to do traceroutes and it appeared there were no network
>>> routing issues but for some reason it is VERY slow for him to the
>>> point of being unusable. The slow user can perform the same exact
>>> activities perfectly fine using another proxy service but with my
>>> proxy it is too slow.
>>>
>>> Any help is appreciated.
>>>
>>
>>
>
> Thanks Pieter for the reply.
>
> I am not sure what you mean by DNS in its logging. I am assuming you
> mean that in the logs hostnames as opposed to IP addresses are logged.
> If so, that is not the case, only IP addresses are logged in the Squid
> logs. I realize you are probably are also referring to reverse DNS for
> the user but just in case you mean reverse DNS for the server, I do
> have reverse DNS setup for the server IP's.
>
> I will have to ask to see if big downloads speed up for the user.
>
> Any other help is appreciated.
>

One thing I forgot to ask is: if he downloads a big file and the speed
picks up, what does this say and how do I fix the problem?

Any other suggestions are appreciated as well.
Received on Mon Oct 06 2008 - 20:20:10 MDT