----- "Dieter Bloms" <squid@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > > On Sun, Feb 07, J. Webster wrote: > > > Is there any problem with using opendns server as the dns_nameserver in squid? > > Is it slower than using the local hosts namersevrers? > > I have an issue with dns timeouts for 1 or 2 websites and am having to restart the dns cache (nscd) every 6 hours to flush it. > > I thought adding the nameservers to the squid.conf would bypass this issue. > > you can savely disable nscd. > I had some trouble with nscd till I disabled it. > I think you don't get any performance issues. > > > -- > Gruß > > Dieter We switched to OpenDNS in December, after years of using our own djbdns servers, and have not seen any issues. The server provides access to 650 campus users over a 1Gb link, with typically 100Req/s throughout the day. Our hope is that OpenDNS will reduce the time spent on ACL maintenance in squid, and allow us to drop some ACLs completely. -- Shawn Wright I.T. Manager, Shawnigan Lake School http://www.shawnigan.ca
