Re: Slippery Squid

        I just want to emphasize this comment. Look for the TCP
retransmit patch. This is a severe bug which affects the throughput
of TCP connections through high-latency connections.

        Ed

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On Wed, 9 Oct 1996, Don Lewis wrote:
> On Oct 9,  1:55am, Stan Dermanis wrote:
> } Subject: Slippery Squid
> } Hi all
> } 
> } BACKGROUND
> } 
> } I have a "slippery" question for anyone caring enough to help.I am a
> } teacher who helps provide Internet access and support for over 60 rural
> } schools in Victoria Australia.We have a Sun netra i5 which has been "rock
> } solid" for nearly a year now. Thankfully I have had to do very little
> } techically on the server other than create accounts etc which is the way it
> } has to be since I knowledge of Unix is very limited although its improved
> } markedly over the last week.
> } 
> } THE PROBLEM
> } 
> } About a month ago our technical advisor (who is situated about 400Km away)
> } suggested that we upgrade our proxy server so we purchased a new
> } machine(Intel 166/128Ram 4GB) and it was configured with Solaris 2.5 and
> } Squid 1.0.12 installed.Since it's introduction the cache serving has slowed
> } down considerably....like 50% of what it use to be.
> 
> Hmn, Solaris 2.5 ... did you install the TCP patch?  I seem to recall that
> there are problems using the stock TCP implementation over slow links.
> 
> 			---  Truck
>