hi when running multiple squid instances squid cannot not resolv host names from remote dns servers. It is necessary running named on localhost to get clear the failing squid instances below run on 127.0.0.2|3 and are parents for another instance on 127.0.0.1 which is running as transparent proxy this problem does not exist with 2.6STABLE-NN and same settings on same machine there are no !default dns settings in squid.conf michel May 31 18:10:06 wco-luc-bu squid[24299]: comm_udp_sendto: FD 6, 200.152.83.33, port 53: (49) Can't assign requested address May 31 18:10:06 wco-luc-bu squid[24299]: idnsSendQuery: FD 6: sendto: (49) Can't assign requested address May 31 18:10:11 wco-luc-bu squid[24299]: comm_udp_sendto: FD 6, 200.152.83.33, port 53: (49) Can't assign requested address May 31 18:10:11 wco-luc-bu squid[24299]: idnsSendQuery: FD 6: sendto: (49) Can't assign requested address May 31 18:10:21 wco-luc-bu squid[24299]: comm_udp_sendto: FD 6, 200.152.83.33, port 53: (49) Can't assign requested address May 31 18:10:21 wco-luc-bu squid[24299]: idnsSendQuery: FD 6: sendto: (49) Can't assign requested address May 31 18:10:41 wco-luc-bu squid[24302]: comm_udp_sendto: FD 6, 200.152.83.33, port 53: (49) Can't assign requested address May 31 18:10:41 wco-luc-bu squid[24302]: idnsSendQuery: FD 6: sendto: (49) Can't assign requested address May 31 18:10:46 wco-luc-bu squid[24302]: comm_udp_sendto: FD 6, 200.152.83.33, port 53: (49) Can't assign requested address May 31 18:10:46 wco-luc-bu squid[24302]: idnsSendQuery: FD 6: sendto: (49) Can't assign requested address May 31 18:10:56 wco-luc-bu squid[24302]: comm_udp_sendto: FD 6, 200.152.83.33, port 53: (49) Can't assign requested address May 31 18:10:56 wco-luc-bu squid[24302]: idnsSendQuery: FD 6: sendto: (49) Can't assign requested address ... **************************************************** Tecnologia Internet Matik http://info.matik.com.br Sistemas Wireless para o Provedor Banda Larga Hospedagem e Email personalizado - e claro, no Brasil. ****************************************************