> Hi. > > I'm using squid-2.5.7-1 > > As I understand it Squid has it's own internal DNS cache, which is > enabled by default unless you compile Squid with the > --without-internal-dns flag. > > How can I see that the DNS caching is running? Is squid still > using the > daemon/application "dnsserver" which usually is located in > /usr/lib/squid ? (the file is nowhere to be found) > > When doing a tcpdump I see a DNS request for each proxy request, which > seems to indicate that DNS is not being cached. > Btw. no DNS caching software is installed on the operating system > (Linux). > > Are there any settings for squid.conf for the internal DNS caching? I > wasn't able to find any. > > Any help is appreciated. > To verify operation and content of the internal DNS cache : Check : cachemgr -> IP Cache Stats and Contents M.