Re: [squid-users] dns_children

Peter Kassies wrote:

> got a error from squid. "The requested URL could not be retrieved"

What is important is also to know the Squid error message printed below
this.

> I have recompiled with --disable-internal-dns and running about 10 dns
> children.
>
> Since then I haven't had a single complaint about errors.

So then it might be a problem with the internal DNS client. What kind of
DNS server are you using?

> I'm wondering, since you mentioned: "there is no limit on concurrent DNS
> lookups in the current code":
> a) does squid itself use /etc/resolv.conf and do the dns lookup itself (ie
> within the program), or

Yes.

> b) squid request the OS to resolve the hostname?

No.

> error. Now with --disable-internal-dns, does this modify the squid
> configuration to option a?

Switches Squid to option b. OS resolver.

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Henrik Nordstrom
Squid Hacker