On 19 Feb 2006, at 23:25 PST, Kenneth Oncinian wrote:
any suggestions for transparent squid to work without the client having a true DNS server configured? I hope i have explained this correctly.
When the browser is configured, specifically, to use a proxy server; it transmits the request directly to the proxy. If it isn't, it must perform DNS queries to determine where to send the HTTP request.
An intercept (transparent) proxy does nothing more than intercept the HTTP request. To get this to work you will need to get DNS to work on all internal systems before you can intercept their requests.
As an aside, should you switch to an intercept proxy; you will no longer process all of the users' HTTP requests. Given the current business interest in HIPPE and Sarbannes-Oxley; your current configuration is a better solution for addressing these issues. I would, however, recommend fixing your DNS problems.
Merton Campbell Crockett m.c.crockett@xxxxxxxxxxxx
