>I'm using FreeBSD 2.2.8 release and Squid 2.0 patch 2.
>In squid.conf I have the following line:
> cache_peer big.proxy.com parent 8080 3130
>Still, Squid doesn't use the parent proxy. Can anyone
>figure out what could be wrong?
Read through the example squid.conf provided and the Squid FAQ
<http://squid.nlanr.net/>. The squid-users mailing list archives are
also useful.
Do you have "never_direct" set in your squid.conf? Can you really
communicate with the parent cache via ICP, or should you be using
port 7 (echo) instead? Do you want to use the parent proxy for all
requests?
I'm afraid I can't be any more helpful, because you haven't given
enough information for me to diagnose the reason for your problem,
and you haven't specified the cases in which you want to use the
proxy, anyway.
Regards,
Tom