Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER 10 - INSTALLATION AND ADMINISTRATION 11-05-2007 Installation Manual page 804

end of the line. The given values almost always correlate with the default values, so
removing the comment signs without changing any of the parameters actually has little
effect in most cases. If possible, leave the sample as it is and insert the options along
with the modified parameters in the line below. This way, the default values may easily
be recovered and compared with the changes.
TIP: Adapting the Configuration File after an Update
If you have updated from an earlier Squid version, it is recommended to edit
the new /etc/squid/squid.conf and only apply the changes made in the
previous file. If you try to use the old squid.conf, risk that the configuration
no longer works, because options are sometimes modified and new changes
added.
41.4.1 General Configuration Options
http_port 3128
This is the port on which Squid listens for client requests. The default port is 3128,
but 8080 is also common. If desired, specify several port numbers separated by
blank spaces.
cache_peer hostname type proxy-port icp-port
Here, enter a parent proxy, for example, if you want to use the proxy of your ISP.
As hostname, enter the name and IP address of the proxy to use and, as type,
enter parent. For proxy-port, enter the port number that is also given by the
operator of the parent for use in the browser, usually 8080. Set the icp-port to
7 or 0 if the ICP port of the parent is not known and its use is irrelevant to the
provider. In addition, default and no-query may be specified after the port
numbers to prohibit the use of the ICP protocol. Squid then behaves like a normal
browser as far as the provider's proxy is concerned.
cache_mem 8 MB
This entry defines the amount of memory Squid can use for very popular replies.
The default is 8 MB. This does not specify the memory usage of Squid and may
be exceeded.
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