[squid-users] Squid "suspending ICAP service for too many failures"

[Andrea Venturoli]

On 1/31/21 1:11 AM, Amos Jeffries wrote:

>> As I said, they live on the same host, so it can't be a network problem.
>>
> 
> FYI, that conclusion does not follow. Even on the same host there is a 
> full TCP/IP networking stack between Squid and ICAP server doing things 
> to the packets. All localhost removes is the potential problems due to 
> differences in machine networking stacks.
> 
> Network config, firewall rules, packet handling, and/or protocol 
> negotiation activities between the software are all still happening that 
> may affect the outcome.

Right.
It could be a network problem.
However, I think that's unlikely (also given the host is monitored and I 
don't see alerts or other signs of such troubles).
While I cannot exclude that completely, I think I should first 
investigate in other directions.

  bye & Thanks
	av.