New HOWTO: pfSense Squid Web Proxy with multi-WAN links (it works!)

zzajdica · Jun 6, 2011, 1:18 PM

Thanks Heper but that also did not work. I'm going to be deploying this later on with a different network (Right now I am just testing) with DNS servers on the LAN so maybe I'll have better luck in that environment. I'll post back as soon as this happens.

Many thanks.

acriollo · Jun 7, 2011, 12:43 AM

Hi you guys, any one have the document ? i cant get it from the url posted.

thanks in advanced.

Regards

acriollo · Jun 8, 2011, 4:50 AM

@acriollo:

Hi you guys, any one have the document ? i cant get it from the url posted.

thanks in advanced.

Regards

Solved, the link was down till now.

Thanks

zzajdica · Jun 8, 2011, 6:52 PM

Still couldn't get it to work.. failover works great if I don't have Squid running.

onkeldave83 · Jun 14, 2011, 3:17 PM

We need LoadBalancing and FailOVER! squid guys working faster please!

mbedyn · Jun 15, 2011, 10:26 PM

@DimitriS
Did you tested this setup in case of loadbalancing?
After my test it perfectly works in case of failover, but not when I set up loadbalancing between two gateways..
I tried to bind squid to loopback and LAN and only loopback, and works well only when gateways sets in failover.

Michael

Frozen_Fire · Jun 16, 2011, 6:47 AM

I agree with mbedyn, failover works but not loadbalancing.

dwood · Jun 26, 2011, 4:17 PM

Saw the same thing here. Fail-over yes, load balancing no.

jikjik101 · Jun 27, 2011, 1:01 PM

same here no loadbalance only failover. Also the redirect error page in squidguard doesn't point to the redirect page.

2.0-RC3 (i386)
built on Wed Jun 22 12:38:11 EDT 2011

installed packages: squid, squidguard, bandwidth and vnstati

squid in transparent mode, 2 ISP (dynamic and static WANS)
floating rule set as this:
@zzajdica:

jikjik101 · Jul 4, 2011, 7:42 AM

I tried to follow the HOWTO but it seems I encountered problems:

2.0-RC3 (i386)
built on Fri Jul 1 00:16:18 EDT 2011

mohdhanafe · Jul 5, 2011, 1:40 AM

Good Job

zetar · Jul 13, 2011, 6:46 AM

Hello.
For three days I'm trying to do this.
I tried and tried, but I can not get it to work.
I can not open web pages it opens and then stops and does not go more 'forward.
I attach a screenshot
As you can see I can not even do program updates.
If anyone can help me, I would do a big favor.
Thanks to all.

zetar · Jul 13, 2011, 6:47 AM

Screenshot

zetar · Jul 13, 2011, 6:48 AM

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zetar · Jul 13, 2011, 6:48 AM

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heper · Jul 13, 2011, 7:28 PM

@zetar

what does not work ?

are you able to do basic loadbalancing without squid ?
if no -> read the sticky about loadbalancing / failover in 2.0 forum

if yes -> is your floating rule being hit when trying to access a page ? –> if yes then you could be having a dns issue, duplicate the floating rule you have for http but change to tcp/udp and destination to DNS (53)

zetar · Jul 15, 2011, 3:57 PM

Hello.
Thank you for reply.
I reinstalled from the beginning.
The load balancing has worked very well until the installation of the Squid.
After the Squid and the fact the rules as you said to no longer works.
Attached is a screenshot of the rules are created by me for other services.
Can interfere at times.
Another thing, what are the correct values to put as the threshold latency and packet loss.
After the rule of floating, I found this rule, that fact alone, can 'interfere. Screenshots.
Another problem by loading a download of 6 7 megs no longer opens the page. I have to stop the download.
Thanks again.

zetar · Jul 15, 2011, 4:08 PM

If you notice the OPT1 and 'upload. the other three WAN server always does not happen.

kirlox_kitoy · Aug 1, 2011, 8:46 AM

Will these work for 3 ISP or 3 WAN links?

kirlox_kitoy · Aug 1, 2011, 8:53 AM

have you tried not to append the custom options which is the loopback maybe that will work.