Fix the squid package {completed}

eri--

To be awarded the bounty, update the squid package to the latest stable release (2.6.18), provide transparent proxy throughput at or very near non-proxy throughput,

Can you tell me what this is?!

inferno222

I will contribute $50 if this can fix my issue here:

http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/topic,7919.0.html

heiko

As i saw, sullrich have updated the squid package to the latest 2.6.18 version!

mhab12

Sullrich, thanks for being so amazingly prompt in getting the package updated, especially in light of 1.2 approaching release.

The 'broken' sites appear to be working under the latest version. The speeds look improved, but not fixed. Under 2.6.18/1.2RC5 I can get 600kbps where I used to see about 250-300 kbps before the package bump. This is on a bonded T-1 WAN 3mbps where I can see 2700kbps on squid 2.6.5/1.2RC2.

Getting the package updated is a huge step, thanks…now where is all the bandwidth going?

jahonix

Can you monitor your processor utilization? Does it max out when D/L-ing?

Attached I have a screenshot when pulling this service pack (~370MB): http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=95ac1610-c232-4644-b828-c55eec605d55&DisplayLang=en

I have squid (2.6.18) running in transparent mode. But notice the increase of CPU utilization (is that normal?). Anyway, I still get close to my theoretical max. of 16MB down

![DL 1700KB-s.png](/public/imported_attachments/1/DL 1700KB-s.png)
![DL 1700KB-s.png_thumb](/public/imported_attachments/1/DL 1700KB-s.png_thumb)

mhab12

I'm not seeing CPU spikes like that, but my bandwidth is all over the place.

squid1.jpg_thumb

jahonix

Can you easily switch off squid and test without it?
Just to make sure the hardware, cables and stuff work as expected.

mhab12

Same file download, without using the proxy.

nosquid.jpg_thumb

jahonix

This is a full install and you're using single or MP kernel?

mhab12

MP kernel AFAIK, it's a dual processor machine. I have had the same results on a single processor box as well. Is there a shell command I can run to tell me which kernel I am running?

jahonix

For sure it's somewhere here: https://<your-pfsense-ip>/status.php</your-pfsense-ip>

mhab12

Just a sampling…
FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE-p11 #0: Mon Feb 18 01:25:40 EST 2008
sullrich@builder6.pfsense.com:/usr/obj.pfSense/usr/src/sys/pfSense_SMP.6

FreeBSD/SMP: Multiprocessor System Detected: 4 CPUs

eri--

Are you by any case heeting swap?!

mhab12

Heeting swap? I don't understand what that means.

Sn3ak

I am guessing 'needing swap'?

Have you checked your throttling settings? More specifically is 'Throttle only specific extensions' [Proxy / traffic management] Checked? From my understanding, if that is not checked all file transfers get throttled by default, which may be contributing to your speed loss?

mhab12

Just tried it again both ways, checked and unchecked on 'Throttle only specific extensions'…no change.

eri--

Are you by any case heeting swap?!

I mean, is swap getting used?!

mhab12

The top output on my 1.2RC3 box that is working properly shows 100k of swap in use. The 1.2RC5 with the new squid package just shows 1024M available, 1024M free. Perhaps you're on to something.

eri--

Can you please post the generated squid.conf.

mhab12

Here are two squid.conf, one from our working box and one from the new slower box. I have tested with only two interfaces on different boxes and see the same result. I have the newer box in non-transparent mode so the few people who use it won't have to put up with the slowness.

squid.conf.2.6.5.pf.1.2.rc3.txt
squid.conf.2.6.18.pf.1.2.rc5.txt