Hi, Should I have my config as cache_peer 172.26.x.x parent 3128 3130 acl all src 0.0.0.0/0.0.0.0 never_direct allow all Thanks. --- pujo mulyono <pudjo26@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > in my experience with squid, i set parent with no > options and there's no DNS lookup for every request > into it, all DNS lookup handled by parent. I suggest > you to not using options (no-query and no-digest) > just > leave it blank. > > if you set options parent to proxy-only then the > content delivered from parent cache would not be > cached locally. > > regards, > Pudjo@indonesia > > --- Solaris2005 <rajeshbreddy2@xxxxxxxxx> menulis: > > > Hi All, > > > > I have 2 proxies where the parent is open to the > > internet behind the Firewall and another proxy > > which > > cannot go direct to the internet. When a user > tries > > to access any web site, first it goes to the > > child proxy server. Child proxy server will then > > forward the request to parent proxy (cache_peer). > > So > > cache_peer (parent proxy) should be doing DNS > > lookup > > for the web site URL. My problem is the child > proxy > > is doing DNS lookup's. I want to reduce load on > > child proxy. How can I make my parent proxy to do > > DNS lookups? There is no need for the child > > proxy to do DNS quesries when a user tries to > > access > > some web site on the Internet. Any help would be > > really appreciated. > > > > My config in squid.conf file is > > > > cache_peer 172.26.x.x parent 3128 3130 no-query > > no-digest > > acl all src 0.0.0.0/0.0.0.0 > > never_direct allow all > > > > What happens if I change the above configuration > to > > > > > > cache_peer 172.26.x.x parent 3128 3130 no-query > > proxy-only > > acl all src 0.0.0.0/0.0.0.0 > > never_direct allow all > > > > If I add proxy-only option will child proxy stop > > doing DNS lookups. Any help would be really > > appreciated. > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________ > > Apakah Anda Yahoo!? > Sekarang dengan penyimpanan 1GB > http://id.mail.yahoo.com/ > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com