--- Thomas Adam wrote: > --- Rob Keeling wrote:

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We keep getting Dead parent cache errors, with all internet access blocked (as we don`t allow direct connections), this lasts for a minute or so and then clears. I have tried increasing the parent cache timeouts with no sucess.

The question is what am I doing wrong?

You did not attach the error message. My powers of telepathy are weak at the best of time, but guessing games I cannot play.

Dead Parent cache can mean anything, since it relates to a number of issues. I suspect though that it might be the result of a protcol and/or a firewall issue, assuming you have one.

Hmm, seems half my message was truncated. I did go on to say.... If you use a "cache_peer", which becomes unreachable, then you'll get that error message, Rob. Normally though, this can happen when the parent becomes overloaded. If this is the case then you'll need a second parent. If the parent you're using does not use ICP, then you *will* need to set the "no-query" option for the cache_peer. As to why you get your error every minute is to do with the way squid tries to reactivate the proxy. There is a timeout of one minute hard-coded in the source which cannot be optionally changed unless you change the source. -- Thomas Adam ===== "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- http://linuxgazette.net "TAG Editor" -- http://linuxgazette.net "<shrug> We'll just save up your sins, Thomas, and punish you for all of them at once when you get better. The experience will probably kill you. :)" -- Benjamin A. Okopnik (Linux Gazette Technical Editor) ____________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger - Communicate instantly..."Ping" your friends today! Download Messenger Now http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com/download/index.html