[squid-users] Rather poor performance?

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openSuse v12.3
linux v3.7.10-1.16-desktop x86_64
Squid Cache: Version 3.2.11

The data is from the <access.log> file for a 4 day period.
HIT - 237
MISS - 10522
total - 11347
The stats from <access.log> indicate a 2.2% hit rate. Is this typical?
Seems a bit low.

I loaded the <http://www.squid-cache.org/> page (last 2 lines of
access.log):
1377455358.004 731 192.168.69.115 TCP_REFRESH_UNMODIFIED/304 447 \
  GET http://www.squid-cache.org/Images/img8.gif - \
  HIER_DIRECT/198.186.193.234 -
1377455358.023 750 192.168.69.115 TCP_REFRESH_UNMODIFIED/304 446 \
  GET http://www.squid-cache.org/Images/img7.gif - \
  HIER_DIRECT/198.186.193.234 -

Reloaded the page again:
1377455563.566 268 192.168.69.115 TCP_REFRESH_UNMODIFIED/304 447 \
  GET http://www.squid-cache.org/Images/img8.gif - \
  HIER_DIRECT/198.186.193.234 -
1377455563.571 266 192.168.69.115 TCP_REFRESH_UNMODIFIED/304 446 \
  GET http://www.squid-cache.org/Images/img7.gif - \
  HIER_DIRECT/198.186.193.234 -

I had expected cache hits.

Cache information for squid:
        Hits as % of all requests: 5min: 90.0%, 60min: 6.1%
        Hits as % of bytes sent: 5min: 25.0%, 60min: 1.1%
        Memory hits as % of hit requests: 5min: 0.0%, 60min: 0.0%
        Disk hits as % of hit requests: 5min: 0.0%, 60min: 5.3%
        Storage Swap size: 9132744 KB
        Storage Swap capacity: 17.4% used, 82.6% free
        Storage Mem size: 56628 KB
        Storage Mem capacity: 21.6% used, 78.4% free
        Mean Object Size: 70.26 KB

[----squid.conf file----]

# acl manager proto cache_object
acl manager url_regex -i ^cache_object:// /squid-internal-mgr/
acl managerAdmin src 192.168.69.115
acl localhost src 127.0.0.1/32
acl to_localhost dst 127.0.0.0/8 0.0.0.0/32

acl localnet src fc00::/7 # RFC 4193 local private network range
acl localnet src fe80::/10 # RFC 4291 link-local (directly
plugged) machines

acl SSL_ports port 443
acl Safe_ports port 80 # http
acl Safe_ports port 21 # ftp
acl Safe_ports port 443 # https
acl Safe_ports port 563 # nntps
acl Safe_ports port 70 # gopher
acl Safe_ports port 210 # wais
acl Safe_ports port 1025-65535 # unregistered ports
acl Safe_ports port 280 # http-mgmt
acl Safe_ports port 488 # gss-http
acl Safe_ports port 591 # filemaker
acl Safe_ports port 777 # multiling http
acl CONNECT method CONNECT

http_access allow manager localhost
http_access allow manager managerAdmin
http_access deny manager

http_access deny !Safe_ports
http_access deny CONNECT !SSL_ports
http_access deny to_localhost

acl localnet src 192.168.69.0/24

#http_access allow localnet
http_access allow localhost
http_access deny all

http_port 3128

hierarchy_stoplist cgi-bin ?
cache_dir ufs /data01/var/cache/squid 51200 16 256
maximum_object_size 102400 KB
cache_mem 256 MB

coredump_dir /var/cache/squid

# Add any of your own refresh_pattern entries above these.
refresh_pattern ^ftp: 1440 20% 10080
refresh_pattern ^gopher: 1440 0% 1440
refresh_pattern -i (/cgi-bin/|\?) 0 0% 0
refresh_pattern . 0 20% 4320

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James Moe
moe dot james at sohnen-moe dot com
520.743.3936
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Received on Sun Aug 25 2013 - 18:45:40 MDT