Re: Squid on Alpha - DNS problems.

> To: moorthy@niot.ernet.in
> Cc: squid-users@nlanr.net
> Subject: Re: Squid on Alpha - DNS problems.
> Date: Thu, 06 Feb 97 09:10:31 -0800
> From: Duane Wessels <wessels@nlanr.net>

> moorthy@niot.ernet.in writes:
>
> >Hi
> >I recently compiled and installed squid(1.1.3) on a DEC Alpha running
> >OSF/1.
> >
> >Everytime I try to access any URL, the DNS lookup fails.
> >
> >1) dnsserver(5 of them) are running fine.
> >2) nslookup works for the same hostnames.
> >3) The config file seems ok, 'cos its basically the same file which i used
> >succesfully on an indy.
>
> Every time someone complains about DNS on OSF, I have to ask if
> they installed Vixie's BIND on their system. The BIND install
> will overwrite your system /usr/inc/arpa/inet.h with a version
> which breaks on OSF.
>
Not only OSF!! We overode also HP-UX and AIX. I'm not 100% sure as I
think that there are 4 include files which will be overridden.

regards
Received on Fri Feb 07 1997 - 01:27:42 MST