RE: [squid-users] squid+WCCPv2+GRE

Thanks for the info.

Dean

Quoting "Shoebottom, Bryan" <BShoebottom@fanshawec.ca>:

> Please be aware of the security implications of using the ip_wccp
> module. Because you can only use one or the other (gre or wccp module)
> you will not be able to use GRE and will accept wccp packets from any
> host.
> I also had intermittent problems with this setup, large POSTs (attaching
> a file to hotmail, etc.) wouldn't go through. Changing to a 2.6.9+
> kernel and using the wccpv2 patch solved my problems and I've been
> running with this configuration for approx 2 months now with no
> problems.
>
> Thanks,
> Bryan
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Awie [mailto:awie@nangura.net]
> Sent: June 3, 2006 4:56 AM
> To: Shoebottom, Bryan; Dean Albano
> Cc: squid-users@squid-cache.org
> Subject: Re: [squid-users] squid+WCCPv2+GRE
>
> If you do not need WCCP v2 features, try WCCP v1 that your can use
> ip_wccp
> module. I've used v1 since 5 years ago with a very satisfied result.
>
> Thx & Rgds,
>
> Awie
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Shoebottom, Bryan" <BShoebottom@fanshawec.ca>
> To: "Dean Albano" <dean.albano@121media.com>
> Cc: <squid-users@squid-cache.org>
> Sent: Saturday, June 03, 2006 01:33
> Subject: RE: [squid-users] squid+WCCPv2+GRE
>
>
>> I had a lot of problems trying to use a 2.4 kernel, try a 2.6.9 or
>> higher.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Bryan
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Dean Albano [mailto:dean.albano@121media.com]
>> Sent: June 2, 2006 12:27 PM
>> To: Shoebottom, Bryan
>> Cc: squid-users@squid-cache.org
>> Subject: Re: [squid-users] squid+WCCPv2+GRE
>>
>> Sorry, I should have stated that. We are using kernel 2.4.21-37.EL.
>> The ip_gre module is loaded.
>>
>> Dean J. Albano
>> Network Integration Consultant
>> dean.albano@121media.com
>> 264 W. 40th Street 16th Fl.
>> New York, NY 10018
>>
>> tel: 646-217-0598
>> fax: 212 937-5237
>>
>>
>>
>> On Jun 2, 2006, at 12:24 PM, Shoebottom, Bryan wrote:
>>
>> Do you have the ip_gre module loaded? Are you using a 2.6.9 or newer
>> kernel?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Bryan
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Dean Albano [mailto:dean.albano@121media.com]
>> Sent: June 2, 2006 12:14 PM
>> To: squid-users@squid-cache.org
>> Subject: [squid-users] squid+WCCPv2+GRE
>>
>> We are using squid (Version 2.5.STABLE14+module1.0) with WCCP v2
>> compiled in to transparently redirect http. The problem seems to be
>> that the GRE headers are not being removed. The access log does not
>> show incoming requests. The tcpdump trace shows that the GRE packets
>> are being sent to the cache server, but no packets are flowing from
>> the server.
>>
>> Any ideas as to what we are doing wrong?
>>
>> Dean J. Albano
>> Network Integration Consultant
>> dean.albano@121media.com
>>
>>
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Received on Sun Jun 04 2006 - 20:10:25 MDT