Re: [squid-users] Evaluating SQUID performance

2013-07-25 Thread John Joseph
HI All My Sincere thanks to Amos,Eliezer,Firas,Henrik Based on your advice, I  have decided to try out squidclient      calamaris      msar      web-polygraph Right now trying with squidclient, trying out its options and trying to understand. I have another idea which sprang up, I plan

Re: [squid-users] Evaluating SQUID performance

2013-07-25 Thread Amos Jeffries
On 25/07/2013 6:30 p.m., John Joseph wrote: HI All My Sincere thanks to Amos,Eliezer,Firas,Henrik Based on your advice, I have decided to try out squidclient calamaris msar web-polygraph Right now trying with squidclient, trying out its options and trying to

[squid-users] Evaluating SQUID performance

2013-07-24 Thread John Joseph
Hi How could I do a test on squid server and check the performance on the bandwidth saved. Is there any tool for the same. I know squid can save bandwith, but I want to convince others with proof Guidance and Advice requested thanks  Joseph John

Re: [squid-users] Evaluating SQUID performance

2013-07-24 Thread Ben Nichols
Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2013 3:48 AM Subject: [squid-users] Evaluating SQUID performance Hi How could I do a test on squid server and check the performance on the bandwidth saved. Is there any tool for the same. I know squid can save bandwith, but I want to convince others with proof

Re: [squid-users] Evaluating SQUID performance

2013-07-24 Thread Golden Shadow
...@yahoo.com To: squid-users@squid-cache.org squid-users@squid-cache.org Cc: Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2013 1:48 PM Subject: [squid-users] Evaluating SQUID performance Hi How could I do a test on squid server and check the performance on the bandwidth saved. Is there any tool for the same. I know

Re: [squid-users] Evaluating SQUID performance

2013-07-24 Thread Henrik Lidström
On 07/24/13 12:48, John Joseph wrote: Hi How could I do a test on squid server and check the performance on the bandwidth saved. Is there any tool for the same. I know squid can save bandwith, but I want to convince others with proof Guidance and Advice requested thanks Joseph John You could

Re: [squid-users] Evaluating SQUID performance

2013-07-24 Thread Eliezer Croitoru
Squid dosn't just offer bandwidth saving if you ask me. Squid can sit between two network interfaces or the net and the client and be a proxy which can handle much traffic and packets then other network equipment exists. if it works on LINUX or any other OS affect it in many ways that normally you

Re: [squid-users] Evaluating SQUID performance

2013-07-24 Thread Amos Jeffries
On 25/07/2013 1:44 a.m., Golden Shadow wrote: Hi, You can show them the hits statistics you get from the cache manager using: squidclient mgr:info However, having a hit ratio of 30% let's say does not necessarily mean that squid would save you 30% of bandwidth. On the contrary. That is

Re: [squid-users] Evaluating SQUID performance

2013-07-24 Thread Eliezer Croitoru
On 07/24/2013 10:02 PM, Amos Jeffries wrote: On 25/07/2013 1:44 a.m., Golden Shadow wrote: Hi, You can show them the hits statistics you get from the cache manager using: squidclient mgr:info However, having a hit ratio of 30% let's say does not necessarily mean that squid would save you

Re: [squid-users] Evaluating SQUID performance

2013-07-24 Thread Amos Jeffries
On 25/07/2013 7:08 a.m., Eliezer Croitoru wrote: On 07/24/2013 10:02 PM, Amos Jeffries wrote: On 25/07/2013 1:44 a.m., Golden Shadow wrote: Hi, You can show them the hits statistics you get from the cache manager using: squidclient mgr:info However, having a hit ratio of 30% let's say does

Re: [squid-users] Evaluating SQUID performance

2013-07-24 Thread Eliezer Croitoru
On 07/24/2013 10:11 PM, Amos Jeffries wrote: On 25/07/2013 7:08 a.m., Eliezer Croitoru wrote: On 07/24/2013 10:02 PM, Amos Jeffries wrote: On 25/07/2013 1:44 a.m., Golden Shadow wrote: Hi, You can show them the hits statistics you get from the cache manager using: squidclient mgr:info

Re: [squid-users] Evaluating SQUID performance

2013-07-24 Thread Golden Shadow
- From: Amos Jeffries squ...@treenet.co.nz To: squid-users@squid-cache.org Cc: Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2013 10:02 PM Subject: Re: [squid-users] Evaluating SQUID performance On 25/07/2013 1:44 a.m., Golden Shadow wrote: Hi, You can show them the hits statistics you get from the cache

Re: [squid-users] Evaluating SQUID performance

2013-07-24 Thread Eliezer Croitoru
that I described it in a more detailed way just in case. Eliezer Best regards, Firas - Original Message - From: Amos Jeffries squ...@treenet.co.nz To: squid-users@squid-cache.org Cc: Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2013 10:02 PM Subject: Re: [squid-users] Evaluating SQUID

Re: [squid-users] Evaluating SQUID performance

2013-07-24 Thread Amos Jeffries
On 25/07/2013 9:07 a.m., Golden Shadow wrote: Hi Amos, Sorry if I provided inaccurate information, I just based my answer on the following: http://wiki.squid-cache.org/SquidFaq/InnerWorkings#Why_is_my_cache.27s_inbound_traffic_equal_to_the_outbound_traffic.3F Perhaps I just got that wrong!