Squid TCP_MISS 100% of the time

Codgedodger · Sep 22, 2014, 12:22 AM

I have a setup like this…

ISP router ---> pfSense ---> Switch ---> Desktop & WiFi Router

For some reason I can't get squid to work. I've tried two different router OSs and with each one, in the squid log, TCP_MISS. Not a single hit... I've been trying to figure this out for the past two weeks, read countless forums and I still cant figure it out. I have a feeling it has to do with the ISP router and its messing something up. If anyone can help me fix this I will forever be in your debt.

stax · Sep 22, 2014, 12:27 AM

Squid is barely useful as a cache these days.

a TCP hit of even 5% is considered good.

Codgedodger · Sep 22, 2014, 1:02 AM

I have a small network (3 desktops) running same OSs and it would be beneficial if I had this set up as we all do alot of the same tasks on a daily basis.

What would you consider to be an alternative to squid then?

KOM · Sep 22, 2014, 1:45 PM

Which version of pfSense and Squid? Like stax says, dynamic content can be tricky to cache and Squid is better off these days as a filtering platform via SquidGuard. If you have a later version of Squid that has better dynamic support, you might get farther than you are now. I did some testing with Squid and Windows Update, for example, and it definitely helped.

Codgedodger · Sep 22, 2014, 3:41 PM

pfSense 2.1.5-RELEASE (i386)

Squid 2.7.9 pkg v.4.3.4

I've tried the most current squid3 and squid3-dev and still with all TCP_Misses

1411354412.758    144 192.168.1.100 TCP_MISS/200 521 GET http://plex.tv/pms/:/ip - DIRECT/184.72.56.250 text/plain
1411354474.614    115 192.168.1.100 TCP_MISS/301 865 GET http://amzn.to/1utQYIR - DIRECT/69.58.188.49 text/html
1411354474.976     81 192.168.1.100 TCP_MISS/200 608 GET http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/x-locale/common/transparent-pixel._CB386942464_.gif - DIRECT/54.230.35.14 image/gif
1411354475.002    122 192.168.1.100 TCP_MISS/200 23915 GET http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/AUIClients/AmazonUI-1bad35cc7a016ac93fa3db08dd1a43f6b947c70a.rendering_engine-not-trident.min._V2_.css - DIRECT/54.230.35.14 text/css
1411354475.013    119 192.168.1.100 TCP_MISS/200 17182 GET http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/gno/sprites/global-sprite-32-v1._CB349056651_.png - DIRECT/54.230.35.14 image/png
1411354475.035    150 192.168.1.100 TCP_MISS/200 46683 GET http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/AUIClients/RetailSearchAssets-6eee65f91af8628b9139fe74887812f376053ec2.renderskin-pc.weblab-SEARCH_34251-T1.min._V2_.css - DIRECT/54.230.35.14 text/css
1411354475.123     66 192.168.1.100 TCP_MISS/200 13900 GET http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/AUIClients/Nav-5e9b379531e17120d40d3623926139966127e968._V2_.js - DIRECT/54.230.35.14 application/x-javascript
1411354475.155     43 192.168.1.100 TCP_MISS/200 627 GET http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/x-locale/common/transparent-pixel._V386942464_.gif - DIRECT/54.230.35.14 image/gif
1411354475.457    295 192.168.1.100 TCP_MISS/200 4762 GET http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41uiTmjntqL._AA160_.jpg - DIRECT/54.230.33.178 image/jpeg

kejianshi · Sep 22, 2014, 3:49 PM

Probably the best use I've ever gotten out of squid is getting ubuntu updates to cache for lots of computers.

If my bandwidth was lower it would matter.

Mr.b · Dec 13, 2014, 11:31 AM

Im having the same trouble with the TCP_MISS's.

Did you find a fix to get the caching working?

hyundrax · Dec 16, 2014, 5:51 PM

same on me.. TCP_MISS always.. :(