Re: Persistent Connection Issue

On Fri, 2006-04-07 at 12:02 -0700, Isaac Cheung wrote:
> I have previously executed workload with polygraph 2.8.1 on Linux
> 2.4.21-40 having pconn_use_lmt set to zipf(16).  But, I found out from
> the SQUID persistent conn utilitization histrograms that there were
> only 1req connections accepted meaning there were no persistent conn
> established.
>  
> To validate the proxy setup, I further tested it with a connected
> browser and persistent connections were indeed established.
>  
> With pconn_use_lmt set to zipf(16) and http_versions set to the
> default are there other parameters that I need to set in order to
> enable pconn?

I do not think so. There is also a related persistent connection timeout
parameter (idle_pconn_tout), but it is optional. I would do the
following:

1. Check that you are setting pconn_use_lmt on the right side(s). The
option is valid for Polygraph robots and servers.

2. Grab a few HTTP requests and responses (e.g., via tcpdump/show or
ethereal). Check whether Polygraph is _not_ sending "Connection: close"
HTTP header in the HTTP/1.1 request. Check that Squid is sending
"Connection: keep-alive" in the HTTP/1.0 response. If the HTTP versions
or message headers differ from the expected ones, we may be able to find
the culprit.

> Or are there other conditions that will cause persistent connections
> not to be used?

On Polygraph side, errors and similar abnormal conditions close a
persistent connection. The server (including Squid) can signal
connection close by sending "Connection: close" in an HTTP/1.1 response
or sending nothing in an HTTP/1.0 response.  On Squid side, there may be
many other factors (e.g., load).

Sorry for the delayed response. Please keep me posted on your progress.

Thank you,

Alex.