Re: [squid-users] Are dns_v4_first and "acl to_ipv6 dst ipv6" mutually exclusive?

From: Amos Jeffries <squid3_at_treenet.co.nz>
Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:28:38 +1200

On 03.04.2012 02:21, Peter Olsson wrote:
> Hello!
>
> Squid 3.1.19.
>
> Our squid servers are dual stack IPv4/IPv6 since about a year,
> with this config "hack":
>
> tcp_outgoing_address x:x:x:x::x to_ipv6
> tcp_outgoing_address x.x.x.x !to_ipv6
> acl to_ipv6 dst ipv6
> http_access allow to_ipv6 !all
>
> But now our users are tired of webs that announce IPv6 addresses
> but don't answer on port 80 on these addresses. So I enabled
> dns_v4_first in the config and did squid -k reconfigure.
> But it didn't help, we still get IPv6 timeouts towards
> misconfigured web sites.
>
> I'm guessing that dns_v4_first and the ipv6 config above are
> mutually exclusive? Should I change the tcp_outgoing_address
> line to just this:
> tcp_outgoing_address x:x:x:x::x
> tcp_outgoing_address x.x.x.x
> and remove these lines:
> acl to_ipv6 dst ipv6
> http_access allow to_ipv6 !all
>
> Or will this remove all of our IPv6 connectivity through squid?
>

You are the first person to report any issues. They are interrelated
but should not be exclusive. Does ordering the tcp_outgoing_address with
IPv4 address first help?

Amos
Received on Mon Apr 02 2012 - 22:28:43 MDT

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