[squid-users] IP exception-entry list

Hello everyone,

We have two type of users, those whom are allow direct access onto the
University of Queensland databases, and those whom need to validate them
self's.

In order to achieve the above requirement, we created an acl rule set, the
"exeption-entries" file has the ip's range.
10.1.1.4 is another redhat 8 squid proxy server, 10.1.1.4 nat's through the
firewall, and it's allowed direct access to the University of Queensland
databases.

Here is the acl from my squid.conf:

# If an IP is from the exception-entry list, then
# pass the request to 10.1.1.4 proxy server.
acl StaffNet src "/usr/local/squid/etc/exception-entries"
acl uqlib dstdomain .uq.edu.au
cache_peer 10.1.1.4 parent 3128 3130
cache_peer_access 10.1.1.4 allow StaffNet uqlib
cache_peer_access 10.1.1.4 deny all

It all works fine. With the exception that every now and then I get a phone
call from an exception user telling me that they were prompt to validate.

In order to get around this issue, I run squid -k reconfigure and it all
works again, until, the next telephone call.

Any ideas as to what could be making this service fail every now and then?

Regards
George

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Received on Tue Mar 18 2003 - 17:07:12 MST