Re: [gentoo-user] Proxy server problem

[Pandu Poluan <pandu@poluan.info>]

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On Aug 25, 2013 11:38 PM, "Grant" <emailgrant@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >> >> >> I set up squid on a remote system so I can browse the internet
from
> >> >> >> that IP address.  It works but it stalls frequently.  I had
similar
> >> >> >> results with ziproxy.  I went over this with the squid list but
we
> >> >> >> got nowhere as it seems to be some kind of a system or network
> >> >> >> problem.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
http://squid-web-proxy-cache.1019090.n4.nabble.com/squid-3-3-5-hangs-> >>
>> the -en tire-system-td4660893.html
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Can anyone here help me figure out what is wrong?  I'm not sure
where
> >> >> >> to start.
> >
> > Is this stalling problem happening when you just browse the internet,
visiting
> > websites, or do you get it when you are downloading large files such as
> > videos, or music?  If it is the former, then I am not sure what causes
it.  If
> > it is the latter, then this may be relevant to http timeout settings.
>
> Actually it happens when I'm just browsing the internet.  How can a
> problem of this nature be debugged?
>
> - Grant
>

After reading your description on the squid mailing list, I'm suspicious
that you might've run out of TCP buffers.

Please post the results of:

sysctl -A | egrep "(mem)|(tcp)"

Rgds,
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