Re: [squid-users] transparent proxy without client DNS setting

From: Merton Campbell Crockett <m.c.crockett@dont-contact.us>
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 05:57:51 -0800

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@adelphia.net
Received on Mon Feb 20 2006 - 07:11:37 MST

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