----- Original Message ----- From: "RAHUL T. KARTHA" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 6:00 PM Subject: [squid-users] tweeking squid for vsats
> Hi list > > I hope some one might have done this before > > My setup is as bellow > > Internal net ----> squid --------> vsat -----> isp net ------> isp vsat > --------> main backbone > > I am using squid-2.4.STABLE7-4 on Redhat 7.3 > > The main problem is delay the latency is caused by the speed of light and cant be decreased it... therefore, the longer the path for a packet to travel (eg. satellite links), the higher latency you will get.... here are my recommendations to improve your service: 1) be sure that the followings are enabled in your /etc/sysctl.conf: net.ipv4.tcp_window_scaling=1 net.ipv4.tcp_timestamps=1 net.ipv4.tcp_sack=1 2) increase your tcp window size according to bandwidth-delay product 3) parent your squid to your "isp net" proxy server fooler.