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    Squid package on 1.2.1 and 1.2.2

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      mkuron
      last edited by

      Already tried reinstalling squid several times. My next step would be to try squid3 - does squidguard work with squid3?

      Software: pfSense 1.2.2-RELEASE
      Hardware: HP Workstation xw6000 (2x Xeon 2,8 GHz, 2GB RAM, 36 GB SCSI HDD)
      NICs: LAN: bge0, WAN: xl0, OPT1(WLAN): sis0
      Packages: squid, squidGuard

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        lordarcane
        last edited by

        I am currently running it on rc4 without any problem. No crashes, exept one when swap.state suddenly took up 100% of the disc.

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          dvserg
          last edited by

          @mkuron:

          Already tried reinstalling squid several times. My next step would be to try squid3 - does squidguard work with squid3?

          I install squid 3 at this monday - problems with SG not found (maybe at next time)

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            mkuron
            last edited by

            Very odd - squid3 is also crashing on me with the exact same errors:

            Dec 18 18:04:53 squid[3791]: Exiting due to repeated, frequent failures
            Dec 18 18:04:53 squid[3791]: Squid Parent: child process 4221 exited with status 1
            Dec 18 18:04:53 (squid): The dnsserver helpers are crashing too rapidly, need help!
            Dec 18 18:04:53 squid[3791]: Squid Parent: child process 4221 started
            Dec 18 18:04:50 squid[3791]: Squid Parent: child process 4110 exited with status 1
            Dec 18 18:04:50 (squid): The dnsserver helpers are crashing too rapidly, need help!
            Dec 18 18:04:49 squid[3791]: Squid Parent: child process 4110 started
            Dec 18 18:04:47 check_reload_status: reloading filter
            Dec 18 18:04:46 squid[3791]: Squid Parent: child process 3982 exited with status 1
            Dec 18 18:04:46 (squid): The dnsserver helpers are crashing too rapidly, need help!
            Dec 18 18:04:46 squid[3791]: Squid Parent: child process 3982 started
            Dec 18 18:04:43 squid[3791]: Squid Parent: child process 3952 exited with status 1
            Dec 18 18:04:43 (squid): The dnsserver helpers are crashing too rapidly, need help!
            Dec 18 18:04:43 squid[3791]: Squid Parent: child process 3952 started
            Dec 18 18:04:40 squid[3791]: Squid Parent: child process 3794 exited with status 1
            Dec 18 18:04:40 (squid): The dnsserver helpers are crashing too rapidly, need help!
            Dec 18 18:04:40 php: /pkg_mgr_install.php: Reloading Squid for configuration sync
            Dec 18 18:04:39 check_reload_status: reloading filter
            Dec 18 18:04:39 squid[3791]: Squid Parent: child process 3794 started
            Dec 18 18:04:39 php: /pkg_mgr_install.php: Reloading Squid for configuration sync
            Dec 18 18:04:39 php: /pkg_mgr_install.php: Starting a proxy monitor script
            Dec 18 18:04:39 php: /pkg_mgr_install.php: Starting Squid
            Dec 18 18:04:38 php: /pkg_mgr_install.php: Stopping any running proxy monitors
            Dec 18 18:04:06 php: /pkg_mgr_install.php: Beginning package installation for squid3.

            Software: pfSense 1.2.2-RELEASE
            Hardware: HP Workstation xw6000 (2x Xeon 2,8 GHz, 2GB RAM, 36 GB SCSI HDD)
            NICs: LAN: bge0, WAN: xl0, OPT1(WLAN): sis0
            Packages: squid, squidGuard

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              mkuron
              last edited by

              I just reinstalled pfSense 1.2.1-RC4 (I had to first install 1.2-RELEASE because my server won't boot the pfSense 1.2.1-RC4 CD).
              Same problem, dnsserver still dies rapidly, both on squid and squid3.

              Anyway, why is the squid package compiled with the –disable-internal-dns option? The squid developers no longer recommend it (neither on 2.6 nor on 3.0) and I don't see a real reason for it.

              Software: pfSense 1.2.2-RELEASE
              Hardware: HP Workstation xw6000 (2x Xeon 2,8 GHz, 2GB RAM, 36 GB SCSI HDD)
              NICs: LAN: bge0, WAN: xl0, OPT1(WLAN): sis0
              Packages: squid, squidGuard

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                dvserg
                last edited by

                Maybe you use TinyDNS package ?

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                  mkuron
                  last edited by

                  No, I don't. I currently have a clean install of 1.2.1-RC4 with the squid package installed, nothing else.
                  And I highly doubt installing tinydns would solve any problem. squid's dnsserver performs DNS lookups for Squid.

                  Software: pfSense 1.2.2-RELEASE
                  Hardware: HP Workstation xw6000 (2x Xeon 2,8 GHz, 2GB RAM, 36 GB SCSI HDD)
                  NICs: LAN: bge0, WAN: xl0, OPT1(WLAN): sis0
                  Packages: squid, squidGuard

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                    dvserg
                    last edited by

                    Type cmd from shell
                    squid -d10
                    What log will be displayed ?

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                      mkuron
                      last edited by

                      2008/12/18 20:12:06| Starting Squid Cache version 2.6.STABLE21 for i386-portbld-freebsd7.0…

                      2008/12/18 20:12:06| Process ID 15050
                      2008/12/18 20:12:06| With 11072 file descriptors available
                      2008/12/18 20:12:06| Using kqueue for the IO loop
                      2008/12/18 20:12:06| Performing DNS Tests...
                      2008/12/18 20:12:06| Successful DNS name lookup tests...
                      2008/12/18 20:12:06| helperOpenServers: Starting 5 'dnsserver' processes
                      2008/12/18 20:12:06| User-Agent logging is disabled.
                      2008/12/18 20:12:06| Referer logging is disabled.
                      2008/12/18 20:12:06| Unlinkd pipe opened on FD 15
                      2008/12/18 20:12:06| Swap maxSize 102400 + 8192 KB, estimated 0 objects
                      2008/12/18 20:12:06| Target number of buckets: 425
                      2008/12/18 20:12:06| Using 8192 Store buckets
                      2008/12/18 20:12:06| Max Mem  size: 8192 KB
                      2008/12/18 20:12:06| Max Swap size: 102400 KB
                      2008/12/18 20:12:06| Store logging disabled
                      2008/12/18 20:12:06| Rebuilding storage in /var/squid/cache (DIRTY)
                      2008/12/18 20:12:06| Using Least Load store dir selection
                      2008/12/18 20:12:06| Current Directory is /usr/local/libexec/squid
                      2008/12/18 20:12:06| Loaded Icons.
                      2008/12/18 20:12:06| Accepting proxy HTTP connections at 192.168.16.1, port 3128, FD 17.
                      2008/12/18 20:12:06| Accepting HTCP messages on port 4827, FD 18.
                      2008/12/18 20:12:06| WCCP Disabled.
                      2008/12/18 20:12:06| Pinger socket opened on FD 20
                      2008/12/18 20:12:06| Ready to serve requests.
                      2008/12/18 20:12:06| WARNING: dnsserver #1 (FD 6) exited
                      2008/12/18 20:12:06| WARNING: dnsserver #2 (FD 7) exited
                      2008/12/18 20:12:06| WARNING: dnsserver #3 (FD 8) exited
                      2008/12/18 20:12:06| Too few dnsserver processes are running
                      FATAL: The dnsserver helpers are crashing too rapidly, need help!

                      Everything looks right, except for the _dnsserver_s crashing.

                      Software: pfSense 1.2.2-RELEASE
                      Hardware: HP Workstation xw6000 (2x Xeon 2,8 GHz, 2GB RAM, 36 GB SCSI HDD)
                      NICs: LAN: bge0, WAN: xl0, OPT1(WLAN): sis0
                      Packages: squid, squidGuard

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                        dvserg
                        last edited by

                        Hm, maybe permissions … no more ideas  :-
                        Try search google or yahoo for this problem.

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                          mkuron
                          last edited by

                          Google has exactly five results, none of them relevant to this issue. Seems like I'm the only person having it?

                          Software: pfSense 1.2.2-RELEASE
                          Hardware: HP Workstation xw6000 (2x Xeon 2,8 GHz, 2GB RAM, 36 GB SCSI HDD)
                          NICs: LAN: bge0, WAN: xl0, OPT1(WLAN): sis0
                          Packages: squid, squidGuard

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                            dvserg
                            last edited by

                            Call from shell
                            echo pfsense.com | /usr/local/libexec/squid/dnsserver

                            Check permissions /usr/local/libexec/squid/dnsserver
                            root 0555

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                              mkuron
                              last edited by

                              The permissions on dnsserver are correct:

                              -r-xr-xr-x  1 root  wheel  6528 Jul 24 04:10 /usr/local/libexec/squid/dnsserver

                              dnsserver also works correctly:

                              $addr 0 69.64.6.21

                              Software: pfSense 1.2.2-RELEASE
                              Hardware: HP Workstation xw6000 (2x Xeon 2,8 GHz, 2GB RAM, 36 GB SCSI HDD)
                              NICs: LAN: bge0, WAN: xl0, OPT1(WLAN): sis0
                              Packages: squid, squidGuard

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                                mkuron
                                last edited by

                                I just downloaded the VMWare image of 1.2.1-RC4 and squid works like a charm.
                                My guess is that during the upgrade from 1.2-RELEASE to 1.2.1-RC4, something happens that prevents squid from running correctly.

                                Unfortunately, I cannot install 1.2.1-RC4 directly on my HP NetServer LH3000 because for some reason, it won't boot from that CD. However, I will try installing it in VMWare and then cloning it to the server's hard drive.

                                Software: pfSense 1.2.2-RELEASE
                                Hardware: HP Workstation xw6000 (2x Xeon 2,8 GHz, 2GB RAM, 36 GB SCSI HDD)
                                NICs: LAN: bge0, WAN: xl0, OPT1(WLAN): sis0
                                Packages: squid, squidGuard

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                                  mkuron
                                  last edited by

                                  I just did a clean install of 1.2.2 (via PXE boot) into VMWare and I'm getting the exact same "The dnsserver helpers are crashing too rapidly, need help!" error after installing squid 2.6.

                                  Software: pfSense 1.2.2-RELEASE
                                  Hardware: HP Workstation xw6000 (2x Xeon 2,8 GHz, 2GB RAM, 36 GB SCSI HDD)
                                  NICs: LAN: bge0, WAN: xl0, OPT1(WLAN): sis0
                                  Packages: squid, squidGuard

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                                    mhab12
                                    last edited by

                                    I'm having issues here too.  I just got around to tinkering with 1.2.2 tonight.  I too had issues getting things going but I restored a config and let the packages install upon reboot.  That was a mess, so I uninstalled all, then tried squid3.  It crashed, but once I went through the config pages and hit save I was able to get it up and running.

                                    I was not, however, able to get the transparent proxy to work.  If I setup my browser manually, I was subjected to all the rules as expected.  When I try via transparent, nothing goes through the proxy, and nothing gets logged.

                                    Squid 2.6.21_07 seems to be working as expected.

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                                      shokunin
                                      last edited by

                                      Interesting.. I'm using 2.0 alpha and am having the same issue.  Of course after running fine for a few days, I head out of town on business and the Mrs. calls saying the net down, after troubleshooting, I'm getting the same error.  Anyone have a clue why?

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                                        dhipo
                                        last edited by

                                        I solved this crash when i recreated the cache

                                        drop to pfsense shell

                                        cd /var/squid/cache
                                        rm -Rf *
                                        /usr/local/sbin/squid -z
                                        wait the prompt return

                                        goto the web GUI and hit save button on proxy

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                                          mkuron
                                          last edited by

                                          Seems like the problem is gone in pfSense 1.2.2 and/or squid 2.6.21_07.

                                          I just installed pfSense 1.2.2 from CD onto a HP xw6000 and it worked like a charm.
                                          I suspect the problem I had before may not even have been related to pfSense or the squid package, but to some permissions issue due to the way I installed pfSense via PXE/NFS.

                                          Software: pfSense 1.2.2-RELEASE
                                          Hardware: HP Workstation xw6000 (2x Xeon 2,8 GHz, 2GB RAM, 36 GB SCSI HDD)
                                          NICs: LAN: bge0, WAN: xl0, OPT1(WLAN): sis0
                                          Packages: squid, squidGuard

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                                            jigpe
                                            last edited by

                                            I installed squid+squidguard in pfsense 1.2.2 just to get rid of file extensions. The main purpose is to block the downloads like .exe .avi .. So its working. But how to set squid+squidguard not to log anything? I dont want them to be saved in the Hardisk… I dont have enough space.. I want it just blocking .exe and avi ... thanks

                                            jigp
                                            davao city

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