hi all..
i am preparing to run Squid-2.5 on my SuSE Linux 8.2 Professional server, and i want to do run in transparent mode using the 2.4 kernel WCCP module with a Cisco router...
as i get along, i've noticed a problem with Netfilter -- a bug that causes the automatic redirection of HTTP packets to Squid's 3128 port to hang... this bug has been reported in kernel 2.4.20, and SuSE Linux 8.2 Pro is running kernel 2.4.20-108 (latest update)...
My Box: SuSE 8.2 uname -a Linux <Host> 2.4.20-64GB-SMP No patch to iptables, redirect int -> 8080 dansguardian -> 3128 squid -> no problem. We uses cisco routers as well, but no WCCP in our network. Maybe it depends on your WCCP-Patch (http://www.sublime.com.au/squid-wccp/). Did you download latest kernel-source update? Did you build kernel with: make cloneconfig make dep to get a copy of the config of the SuSE kernel? This may help configureing the right things. Normally it's no problem to install your own iptables, with the right kernel config and deps.
i wonder - has SuSE patched the kernel of this bug..?..
Don't know, but the above works without any change to lkm - no systemhangs. If there is a patch then it might be interesting to test this on the SuSE source, if it helps you - maybe try to patch it on your own, you can get the source via onlineupdate or over ftp. Philippe