Okei Thats looks to be the reason for this auth failure. Thanks a lot for this info Micheal. thanx & regards Babs --- Michael Wray <mwray@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 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@xxxxxxxxxx> 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@xxxxxxxxx> 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 > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > > Plan great trips with Yahoo! Travel: Now over > > > > > > 17,000 guides! > > > > > > > http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > -- > Michael Wray > AimConnect, an S4F Inc. Company > 918.524.1010 ext 106 > mwray@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://www.aimconnect.com > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
