Re: [SQU] how to disable DNS lookups and forward all requests (including DNS lookups) to parent proxy...

Did you try always_direct or what ever that config setting is?

Jai.

On Tue, 5 Dec 2000, SparcBox Administrator wrote:

> I've tried using the -D param to disable dns tests but to no avail. Also, my acls are kept as the default (came distributed with Squid) and there's no reference to any dns lookups.
>
> As you know.. a corporate firewall often does not supply you with proper DNS lookups capabilities and all in/out traffic are blocked. Users are supplied with only web access thru an intranet firewall and therefore have virtually *ZERO* contact with the outside world.
>
> erm.. well.. I tried accessing www.yahoo.com and it returned a 'No Address Record' error indicating that my above claim was correct.. I used to work with WinNT and the web proxies they have often have no problem with access the web when I specify a parent proxy.
>
> so.. any suggestions?.. thx!
>
> cheers,
> Solaris
>
> --- "Robert Collins" <robert.collins@itdomain.com.au>
> > wrote:
> >You need to do two things:
> >
> >a) start squid with the disable-dns-tests parameter. (do squid --help to find it). (It may even be in the config file...)
> >
> >b) make sure NONE of your acl rules need forward or backward DNS lookups. As to what ones do, I cannot remember of the top of my
> >head... have a look in acl.c
> >
> >Rob
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "SparcBox Administrator" <jeff@sparcbox.cjb.net>
> >To: <squid-users@ircache.net>
> >Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2000 7:01 PM
> >Subject: [SQU] how to disable DNS lookups and forward all requests (including DNS lookups) to parent proxy...
> >
> >
> >> hi there,
> >>
> >> I am behind a corporate firewall and the purpose of installing squid is to provide caching capabilities for me.. the firewall only
> >allows WWW traffic thru its web proxy server and their DNS server only recognizes intranet domains.. (e.g. my.intranet.name).
> >>
> >> okay.. here is the problem.. how do I disable DNS lookups in Squid-Cache totally and have it forward all requests to the parent
> >proxy server?
> >>
> >> Please advise ASAP.. thx in advance!
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >> Solaris
> >>
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