Re: [squid-users] Squid IPCache v. BIND Caching-Only DNS

does it means that if iam running transparent proxy and running DNS also i
do not need the ip_cache at all ?

Reagrds

Mahmood Ahmed
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---------- Original Message -----------
From: "Venkatesh. K" <venkatesh@cbayscribe.com>
To: <squid-users@squid-cache.org>
Cc: "Cafe Admin" <cafeadmin@comcast.net>
Sent: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 07:52:16 +0530
Subject: Re: [squid-users] Squid IPCache v. BIND Caching-Only DNS

> If you are using squid as transparent cache, your clients would still need
> to do dns lookups. You would be better off with a caching only dns server
> unless your clients are configured to use squid as proxy server.
>
> Venkatesh K
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Cafe Admin" <cafeadmin@comcast.net>
> To: <squid-users@squid-cache.org>
> Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 7:09 AM
> Subject: [squid-users] Squid IPCache v. BIND Caching-Only DNS
>
> > Does any one know if there is any advantage to setting up a BIND
> > caching-only DNS server on my private network (not registered domain)? I
> > plan to have my squid box point to it instead of going directly to my
> ISP's
> > DNS servers.
> > I feel that IPCache in Squid serves the same purpose. i.e any DNS entry
> that
> > is expired in IPCache is also expired in BIND so DNS lookup will be done
> no
> > matter what. I'm looking for a better response time so I thought this
> would
> > help. Let me know if think (or know) BIND wouldn't make a difference.
> Thanks
> > in advance for your comments.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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Received on Sun Nov 23 2003 - 19:40:33 MST