[squid-users] Re: Squid and QoS question

Squid-2.5 has the capability to mark outgoing connections with a QoS/diffserv
value, based on ACL checks in squid.conf.

It cannot currently set QoS/diffser marks on return traffic to the client.
Technically this can be added, but is not likely to happen unless someone
needing the feature sponsors the development of it.

What Suqid has is builtin bandwidth limitation features very similar to what
you are after. See delay_pools.

Regards
Henrik Nordström
Squid Developer

Luiz Felipe Ceglia wrote:
> Hi Henrik,
>
> What I had in mind:
>
> Objects in cache: Very Broadband
> Objects not in cache: Common band
> Hosts in my local networks: Very Broadband (already done with htb)
> Hosts outside my localnet: Common band (already done with htb)
>
> As the proxy is transparent, I tried to set a mark in all packets
> coming in my external interface card so I would have tc to filter it,
> but that is not working. Does squid has a way to set an ACL to mark
> packets, just like ipchains -m ?
>
> Thank you,
>
> >Squid-2.5 can signal QoS on outgoing connections based on ACL's, but
> >the problem is that you have no control of the QoS assignments on
> >incoming connections.
> >
> >What you can do (also a Squid-2.5) is make Squid use different source
> >IP addresses for the different classes of users, and then have the
> >network do bandwidth prioritisation based on these. Can also be
> >applied to NAT traffic.
> >
> >I am not sure I fully get the picture of what you are attempting here.
> >
> >Regards
> >Henrik
> >
> >On Friday 12 April 2002 14:47, Luiz Felipe Ceglia wrote:
> >> Hi Henrik,
> >>
> >> I have a question on running Squid with QoS htb rules, that
> >> hopefully you may help me.
> >>
> >> I have this linux-box, running squid, which makes NAT for an
> >> internal network and transparent proxy for this very NATed network.
> >>
> >> I have in mind setting up QoS rules, in way that the cache would
> >> have a higher bandwidth than normal for subnets. Even, if possible,
> >> let content found in cache have more bandwidth to the client than
> >> content not yet in the cache.
> >>
> >> Do you know how can I do it?
> >>
> >> Thank you,
Received on Mon Apr 15 2002 - 06:18:29 MDT