Re: [squid-users] Squid_Ldap_Auth error "Cant Contact LDAP Server" (Solved!!)

Okei Thats looks to be the reason for this auth
failure. Thanks a lot for this info Micheal.

thanx & regards
Babs
--- Michael Wray <mwray@aimconnect.com> wrote:

> That's because the authenticators need to verify
> WHERE to authenticate via
> dns...so the look for the special SRV entries that
> AD has for _kerberos and
> _ldap, if he can't get a response on those entries,
> then it is assumed that
> they are unreachable.
>
> On Thursday 21 April 2005 10:21 am, Babs wrote:
> > Hi
> > As the linuxbox access the Win2K box running ADS
> for
> > getting the user authenticated using
> squid_ldap_auth,
> > when the machine running DNS goes down linuxbox is
> > not able to reach the Win2K box running ADS I
> suppose.
> > As soon as the DNS system came back to life
> > authentication is working fine. Anyone can tell me
> > more why this happens?
> > Thanx & regards
> > Babs
> >
> > --- greylake <greylake@spunge.org> wrote:
> > > What exactly did you have to do with your DNS ?
> > >
> > > On Mon, 2005-04-18 at 19:16, Babs wrote:
> > > > Hi All!
> > > > At last I found out whats causing this
> trouble. It
> > >
> > > is
> > >
> > > > my DNS was causing this whole problem. If you
> get
> > >
> > > this
> > >
> > > > error make sure your DNS is working properly.
> Even
> > > > though I had specified the servers in hosts
> file
> > >
> > > still
> > >
> > > > somehow it was using my DNS which was pointing
> > >
> > > outside
> > >
> > > > my network. I thought this reply will help
> someone
> > >
> > > who
> > >
> > > > may get the same problem
> > > >
> > > > Thanx all of you there
> > > > regards
> > > > Babs
> > > >
> > > > --- Babs <arvbab@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > > > Hi
> > > > > I am facing the same problem once again, the
> > > > > authentication from the browser appears
> > >
> > > repeatedly
> > >
> > > > > and
> > > > > gives a authentication error. cache.log
> reports
> > > > > "Squid_Ldap_Auth error: Cant Contact LDAP
> > >
> > > Server".
> > >
> > > > > This time I made sure things are fine with
> Msbox
> > >
> > > and
> > >
> > > > > with a nmap, I could see the ldap ports in
> msbox
> > >
> > > and
> > >
> > > > > a
> > > > > netstat shows me a connection established to
> > >
> > > msbox
> > >
> > > > > ldap port. Also I could successfully telnet
> into
> > >
> > > the
> > >
> > > > > msbox ldap port from squid box. Also I could
> use
> > > > > ldapsearch tool without any trouble.
> > > > > As previously Marc suggested to telnet msbox
> 445
> > > > > port
> > > > > is working without any problem. I restarted
> my
> > >
> > > msbox
> > >
> > > > > like the previously but this time I am
> still
> > > > > getting
> > > > > the same error.
> > > > >
> > > > > Anyone can give me some idea what might be
> the
> > > > > problem?
> > > > > Thanx in advance
> > > > > Babs
> > > >
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Received on Sat Apr 23 2005 - 09:28:45 MDT