Re: [squid-users] Apple Computers jam my NTLM Helpers.

Hello!

Excuse me, I can't remember if this is a top post list or a bottom
post list.

Just noting that I have seen the same issues, and am trying to
replicate them, and determine the exact versions of safari and/or
firefox causing this. I'll report my findings.

Matt Smith

On 06/06/2008, at 8:14 AM, Jonathan Chretien wrote:

>
> Hello Henrik.
>
> My Macintosh computer is not part of the domain. In the proxy
> configuration of all Macintosh computers, in System Preference, I
> set the mydomain\username and the password of the user. This give me
> the opportunity to authentify the user automatically and not waiting
> the user to enter a username and password.
>
> I have a macintosh computer by user and they always use the same.
> It's the reason why I can force the username and password of the
> user in System Preference.
>
> The user get authenticated and is able to get his web page, but the
> Helper is still lock. The lock get release after a period of time.
> One of the 4-5 helper that the Macintosh is using can be release 10
> secondes later, and the other can be release after 25 - 30 - 45
> seconds.
>
> Do I need to use an another authentication helper for my Macintosh
> user ? I hope not.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Jonathan
> IT Technician.
>
>
>> From: henrik_at_henriknordstrom.net
>> To: jonathan_chretien_at_hotmail.com
>> CC: squid-users_at_squid-cache.org
>> Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 22:22:27 +0200
>> Subject: Re: [squid-users] Apple Computers jam my NTLM Helpers.
>>
>> tor 2008-06-05 klockan 15:16 -0400 skrev Jonathan Chretien:
>>
>>> Yesterday, I decided to configure my Macintosh computers, about 11
>>> on my proxy. Everytime a Macintosh contact the internet to access
>>> a web site, the Macintosh jam around 4-5 NTLM helper for a period
>>> of 10 second to 1 minutes for each. After, the helper are released
>>> by the Macintosh Computer one by one. You can understand now the
>>> problem that I got. With only 15 helpers and 11 macs on the
>>> internet at lunch time, all helpers are jammed in a status of R
>>> (RESERVED OR DEFERRED). All other users need to wait until a NTLM
>>> helper is available. This cause, a wait time to high and squid
>>> crash and restart.
>>
>> Are the Macintosh computers members of the Windows domain?
>>
>>> Why the macintosh computer jam my NTLM helper when our Windows
>>> computers are working fine and don't jam any NTLM helpers like the
>>> Macintosh computer do ?
>>
>> Probably the macs is showing a login dialog.. this occupies a NTLM
>> helper until the dialog is completed or the connection times out.
>>
>> This is one of many reasons why you need very many NTLM helpers for
>> reliable operation. It's too dependent on the clients behaving well..
>>
>> Regards
>> Henrik
>>
>
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Received on Fri Jun 06 2008 - 00:02:36 MDT