Re: Squid tries to bypass parent cache

Andreas Jung wrote:
>
> I am running a Squid 2.0 inside a private network. This squid
> has our main big squid as parent:
>
> In some cases my squid tries to fetch the URL directly by
> bypassing the parent cache.

You need to use never_direct to force Squid to never go direct.
See also always_direct if you have local servers inside your firewall.
(hint: search for the word firewall in squid.conf)

Quick config if you have no internal servers:

never_direct allow all

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Henrik Nordstrom
Spare time Squid hacker