squid and dns lookups
Gregory P. Ennis
PoMec at PoMec.Net
Sat Jul 29 17:33:15 UTC 2006
On Sat, 2006-07-29 at 15:47 +0930, Tim wrote:
> On Fri, 2006-07-28 at 15:32 -0500, Gregory P. Ennis wrote:
>
> > We have one of our PC's set up as an internal (local network) web
> > server. The PC is listed in each of the other linux machines /etc/hosts
> > file with a local network ip address. When squid is turned off it is
> > easy for the network PC's to access the internal web pages by putting in
> > the name of the server in the address bar. When squid is turned on each
> > user gets the message that it can not be found.
> >
> > Since the machine functioning as the apache server is inside the local
> > network it is not listed in the dns servers. When squid is function the
> > query fails. Is there a way to put an entry in the squid.conf file so
> > that named queries can point back to the local network even though a dns
> > record does not exist?
>
> Alternate approach: Install a local DNS server, populate it with local
> machine entries, use it for local and internet name resolution.
>
> I first did this because of the same problem you mention. I haven't
> looked back, it provided other benefits as well. Even on a network with
> just a few PCs, messing around with hosts files can be a pain. But
> having a proper DNS server means you can avoid that, and have local mail
> running properly (a hosts file cannot provide MX records, for instance).
>
> --
Tim,
I have had some difficulty with sendmail in the past but brackedet ip
addresses instead of computer names solved dns problems related to
sendmail. I have not been able to find this kind of capability with
squid.
I have been looking for a reason to study and set up a DNS server.
Looks like I have a good reason now. Great Suggestion!!!!
Thanks,
Greg
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