RE: Questions from a newwbie

> From: ebrahim [SMTP:ebrahim@tpcdubai.com]
>
> 1. Is it possible to configure squid to dial up the ISP automatically when
> a request comes from a client
> like Winproxy . If not, what is the solution?
>
        No, because that is the responsibility of the operating system or
        your ppp subsystem, not of squid. Unix programs generally do one
        job, not every possible job. If you are using an ISP with dynamic
        IP addresses (or you don't know) I would suggest seeking support
        from Red Hat, or failing that, from whatever list or newsgroup
        supports diald (I'm assuming the ISP only supports Win 95 and Win
        98).

> 2. Where do I specify the dns ip addresses given by ISP.
>
        You can actually specify this for squid, but only in special cases.
        For squid, see squid.conf. Otherwise, this is an issue for the
        operating system and its DNS subsystem. Typical locations,
depending
        on what software is installed and your local policy decisions are
        /etc/resolv.conf, /etc/named.boot or /etc/named.conf.
Received on Mon Jun 21 1999 - 06:32:50 MDT