Re: [squid-users] WCCP return method

Squid doesn't currently implement any smarts for the WCCPv2 return path.

Adrian

2009/5/6 kgardenia42 <kgardenia42_at_googlemail.com>:
> On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 5:28 AM, Amos Jeffries <squid3_at_treenet.co.nz> wrote:
>> kgardenia42 wrote:
>>>
>>> On 4/30/09, Ritter, Nicholas <Nicholas.Ritter_at_americantv.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> * WCCP supports a return method for packets which the web-cache
>>>> decides to reject/return.  Does squid support this?  I see that the
>>>> return method can be configured in squid but is the support for
>>>> returning actually there?
>>>>
>>>> I dunno about this one.
>>>
>>> Does anyone know the answer to this?  I'd just like to know what squid
>>> can do when it comes to "return method".
>>
>> Only whats documented.
>>
>> http://www.squid-cache.org/Doc/config/wccp2_return_method/
>
> In what circumstances would squid decided to trigger the return
> mechanism currently?  I was looking at the source and I couldn't see
> where this might be implemented.
>
> One of the reasons I ask is that since I'm using iptables to forward
> things to the local squid port that came to me via WCCP I was
> wondering if it was feasible to take squid out of the loop just by
> changing my iptables rules to reject packets forwarded by WCCP but I
> don't know enough but WCCP return methods to know if it is possible to
> use the return method mechanism to return such packets back to the
> router.
>
> Can anyone who is knowledgeable about this please help?
>
> Thanks,
>
>
Received on Wed May 06 2009 - 05:20:42 MDT