Re: [squid-users] cache_peer over openvpn

From: Amos Jeffries <squid3_at_treenet.co.nz>
Date: Tue, 07 Apr 2009 19:38:26 +1200

jonnytabpni wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> I have an openvpn server which also runs squid. I wish this squid server to
> use a squid server running on a openvpn client as it's parent cache.
>
> It's not working. The connection to to remote openvpn client times out.
>
> Access to the openvpn client is OK everwhere else (e.g. ping from
> server/squid machine, ping from other hosts on LAN) etc...
>
> It's as if squid can tunnel stuff down the openvpn link....
>
> Help is appreciated cheers

Smells like mtu failing.

  * check that ICMP errors etc are allowed on your network.
  * check that mtu size on the openvpn tunnel entrances is adjusted to
account for the tunnel packet headers.

Amos

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Received on Tue Apr 07 2009 - 06:38:31 MDT

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