Re: [squid-users] Squid performance degradation on Redhat linux 9.0 with security hole

Rajkumar Chandrasekaran wrote:
>
> On redhat linux 9.0 when squid is running in
> transparent proxy mode there are some unknown
> ipaddresses which are contacting the pc on which squid
> is running and henceforth the performance of squid
> degrades to a great extent.The way on which this was
> identified was by the netstat command. also the
> process monitor shows a extensive increase in the use
> of cpu time cycles. is this a security bug or the
> resources in which squid is running is not enough. the
> resource on which squid is running is given below

  ??

          Squid is not a firewall.

  How is the intended box protected, concerning the
  services it offers albeit squid whether or not
  in transp. proxy mode ?

  M.

>
> cpu clock speed:-866MHZ
> RAM:-512MB
> Swap space:-1GB
> Hard disk space:-10GB
>
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