Re: [squid-users] SQUID 2.4 at ISP center

Forget adding more disk space (unless you're doing it to add spindles,
not capacity). You've already got more space than your memory can
accomodate.

Read the memory section of the Squid FAQ for more thorough discussion:

http://www.squid-cache.org/Doc/FAQ/FAQ-8.html

The last section (8.11) is especially relevant.

Erick Arturo Perez wrote:
> Hi folks,
> One question about performance of Squid.
>
> A box with Mandrake 8.2 and Squid 2.4 Stable 4
> 256 MB RAM
> 40 Gigs disk (IDE Disks)
> two network cards.
> Doing transparent proxy with iptables redirecting port 80
> (Yes, cheap hardware at cheap ISP)
>
> This machine is located at one small ISP in my country. We handle about
> 1200 customers with different connection speeds.
> The ISP has an upstream Internet connection of 2 Mbits (now see how
> small is?) connected to WorldCom (MCI). WorldCom manages one Internet
> backbone down here.
>
> What will be a good way to calculate/measure what parameters should I
> "optimize" on Squid to make it work faster? So the ISP clients can surf
> faster?
>
> If needed we can add more hard disk. Lets say 60 gigs total?
>
> Machine will not do anything else.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Erick A. Perez H.
> Panama, Republica de Panama
> Tel. (507) 226-6217
> Movil. (507) 652-4889 (24 horas)
> cripto@c-com.net.pa
> eperez@consultant.com

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