Need guidance about some directives in Squid.

gardenair · 01-13-2011, 10:04 PM

I have configured my basic squid proxy server and client machines are accessing it. I just take four steps .
In squid.conf file.

http_port 8080

acl our_networks src 192.168.1.0/24
http_access allow our_networks

visible_hostname localhost.localdomain

# squid –z

Without any roblem the client computer can access the web page by providing proxy server IP and port in the mozilla browser.

To optimize squid there are few more things which are disable

# cache_dir ufs /var/spool/squid 100 16 256
can I change it to as

Code:

cache_dir ufs /var/spool/squid 1024 16 256

# cache_mem 8 MB
can I change it to as

Code:

cache_mem 64 MB

and the last thing in my mind about download file size

# reply_body_max_size 0 allow all
can I change it to as

Code:

reply_body_max_size 10240000 allow all

please guide me.
thanks
garden

okcomputer44 · 01-14-2011, 08:14 AM

Have a look this site: http://etutorials.org/Server+Adminis...ile+Reference/

That contains all the information you need.
It will work all three that you asked for.

I think the best way is to have a try for the new config.

Laz