Re: [squid-users] Squid - slow download speeds....

On 10/9/2012 9:44 PM, Luderitz Bob wrote:
> Running CentOS 6.3 with Squid 3.1.10 and getting very slow download times - 20-35 k/sec.
>
> When I bypass the Squid server, I get 335 k/sec download times.
>
> I have tried bypassing caching the website I am testing to get my download numbers but still get about the same result thru the Squid.
> # Internet tester site (still get ~27 k/sec)
> acl tst dstdomain .testmy.net
> always_direct allow tst
>
> There are a bunch of threads out there but no real solution that I can find so far, anyone have this same problem and solution?
>
>
The first thing is to use an updated version which suppose to be 3.1.21
to get most patches etc.

Tests you should do anyhow are:
test without any cache_dir but only with mem_cache.

and if you will give some more data such as squid.conf and hardware will
make things clearer.

Eliezer

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