RE: [squid-users] Squid + (BGP) Routing

From: Elsen Marc <elsen@dont-contact.us>
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 12:37:56 +0100

 
>
> hi all... i don't know if this has been asked before,
> but it's not in the FAQ, so here goes...
>
> i have a bit of a problem.. i have multiple upstream
> carriers, and i am using BGP to connect to all of
> them, as well as handling load balancing for my
> networks and clients...
>
> thing is, i have only one cache server for all my
> networks, and would like to be able to set it up so it
> can 'load balance' in tune with my BGP load
> balancing..
>
> typically, squid makes HTTP requests with its own IP
> address.. however, i'd like to get it to make requests
> with the client's IP address instead of its own.. this
> way, all responses will be made to the client's IP
> address, and in so doing, the configured return path
> for the response will be taken, in effect, achieving
> caching load balancing...
>
> i've heard vendor "N" claim they can do this using
> what they term 'IP Spoofing'.. for the record, i did
> try setting it up at one of our other POPs, with no
> luck (even after following their documentation right
> down to the detail)..
>
> my question is, can i achieve this with Squid..?.. is
> there anything i can do..?..

   Check this thread (e.g.) :

   http://www.squid-cache.org/mail-archive/squid-users/200403/0150.html

   M.

>
> all help appreciated..
>
> Mark.
>
>
>
>
>
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Received on Thu Mar 11 2004 - 04:37:58 MST

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