Re: [squid-users] Squid getting slower and slower after i reload my config.

Do you have enough memory for the amount of cache space you are using?

How many drives do you have?

How many requests/second is this system seeing?

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Henrik Nordstrom
Squid hacker
Jonas Almquist wrote:
> 
> Hi!
> 
> I am useing Squid 2.2 STABLE5 on a Linux Debian puter with kernel
> 2.2.18, 2x450Mhz PII, 256Mb memory and some SCSI harddrives.
> I get a odd problem when i use my caching proxy... Right after i have
> reloaded the config (/etc/init.d/squid reload) i get full LAN spead
> when i try to download a file that i know is in the cache (Full speed
> is like 6Mb/sec) if i try downloading the same file again but on a
> diferent computer still using the proxy the speed going down i get
> like 2Mb the second atempt, after 4 or 5 downloads on difrent
> computers i only get 200kb/sec from
> the proxy :( and if i reload my config again i get good speed again
> but after a couple of downloads i am stuck on 200kb/sec again... never
> goes under that.
> My internet connection is a ADSL modem@512Kbit
> 
> I have been reading FAQ´s and HOWTO´s and been asking friends what
> could cause this problem but i can´t find anyone that have had the
> same problem.
> 
> Have anyone here ever heard anything like this problem? i am starting
> to get crazy ;)
> 
> Best regards Jonas
>