[plug] Slow proxy

[Bill Kenworthy]

Hi Kevin - what kernel and what brand/model network card is involved.  I
have had issues with RH6.2 and 3com cards which were fixed with newer
kernels (3 DELL machines).  ncftp showed txfer rates as low as 17 kbytes
at random times for time periods of up to a number of hours before
coming good of their own accord, with up to 3 mbytes after the updates.

BillK

Kevin Shackleton wrote:
> 
> I set up a proxy server with RH6.2 (it had 16 MB RAM and RH7.1 needs
> more to install).  In the setup process it didn't detect the NE2000
> card, so I added a couple of lines to conf.modules and it now works.
> 
> However, it's running very slow as a proxy server.  I recall a few weeks
> (?) ago there was a thread about if the default route was properly set
> up, with a couple of examples of what the routing table looked like on a
> working proxy server.  Of course I can't recall the subject and can't
> see the thread (we've had a lot on ADSL lately eh).  I suspect my
> problem is something that the automatic network setup does that I
> haven't done by stuffing config files manually (yes - I have done
> resolv.conf!).
> 
> btw this is the fourth proxy server I've set up in the last few weeks,
> for local businesses.  The local shop has been straight Microsoft -
> that's ok for schools, who get the stuff basically free, but businesses
> aren't going to pay around $4k for a proxy server (NT included).  So the
> shop's going Linux - good pocket money for me.
> 
> K.