RE: [squid-users] proxy.pac config

Thanks Adrian it works! I could see that it shift to the other server when
I manually shutdown squid.

Now, this could be a harder (for a noob like me). What if I have 500
workstation, so I have to config each browser to use my new pac file, is
there a way that this pac will eventually force all browser to use pac.
Like blindly install pac on their browser when they go directly to port 80.

Thanks

-----Original Message-----
From: Adrian Chadd [mailto:adrian@creative.net.au]
Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007 9:37 AM
To: SSCR Internet Admin
Cc: squid-users@squid-cache.org
Subject: Re: [squid-users] proxy.pac config

On Fri, May 11, 2007, SSCR Internet Admin wrote:
> Hi,
>
>
>
> I wanted to ask if this is possible. Ive just installed a second squid
> server and was wondering if I could create somewhat a loadbalancing
without
> using TCP-loadbalancer or HA by using a proxy.pac that is capable of
> detecting a busy/failed server and connect to the next available proxy
> server.
>
>
>
> Squid 1
>
> Internet<----------+--------->Workstation(with proxy.pac)
>
> Squid 2

There's plenty of examples of proxy.pac file based load balancing and
failover.
Failover is easy, just give a number of entries in a list, ie:

return "proxy1:3128; proxy2:3128"

And to failover to direct, try:

return "proxy1:3128; proxy2:3128; DIRECT"

let me know if this doesn't work.

Adrian

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