[squid-users] Squid is slow in responding to web page loads

 
Hi there,

I am using RHEL 4.7 with Squid 2.5 STABLE14

I have installed and loaded squid the best way I know.

When the client loads google it takes appox 30 seconds before the page
appears. Some other web pages take even longer. Have I done something
wrong?

I am also websense squid intigration but that should not have a baring
on it. Also when I installed squid it placed my squid.conf file in the
following location:
 /usr/local/squid/etc
while the OS version has the squid.conf in this location:
/etc/squid/

Which version runs when the service starts?

Attached is my squid.conf file:

http_port 3128
hierarchy_stoplist cgi-bin ?
acl QUERY urlpath_regex cgi-bin \?
no_cache deny QUERY
cache_dir ufs /usr/local/squid/var/cache 100 16 256 cache_access_log
/usr/local/squid/var/logs/access.log
cache_log /usr/local/squid/var/logs/cache.log
dns_nameservers 192.168.5.2 172.16.0.3 172.16.0.4 auth_param basic
children 5 auth_param basic realm Squid proxy-caching web server
auth_param basic credentialsttl 2 hours auth_param basic casesensitive
off #Modified by Iain #Does not Parse #auth_param ntlm program
/usr/lib/squid/ntlm_auth KPL/nevada #auth_param ntlm children 5
#auth_param ntlm max_challenge_reuses 0 #auth_param ntlm
max_challenge_lifetime 1 hour
refresh_pattern ^ftp: 1440 20% 10080
refresh_pattern ^gopher: 1440 0% 1440
refresh_pattern . 0 20% 4320
acl all src 0.0.0.0/0.0.0.0
acl manager proto cache_object
acl localhost src 127.0.0.1/255.255.255.255 acl to_localhost dst
127.0.0.0/8 acl SSL_ports port 443 563
acl Safe_ports port 80 # http
acl Safe_ports port 21 # ftp
acl Safe_ports port 443 563 # https, snews
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
acl 172net src 172.16.0.0/20
acl orkie src 192.168.5.0/24
http_access allow manager localhost
http_access deny manager
http_access deny !Safe_ports
http_access deny CONNECT !SSL_ports
http_access allow 172net
http_access allow orkie
http_access allow localhost
http_access deny all
http_reply_access allow all
http_reply_access allow all
icp_access allow all
cache_effective_user squid
cache_effective_group squid
visible_hostname virginia.kettle.co.uk
httpd_accel_with_proxy off
coredump_dir /usr/local/squid/var/cache

All other setting in squid are defaults.

Thanks for the help

Iain Howard
IT Manager
01337381045
Kettle Produce Ltd

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