Re: HELP?:-I have some question regarding squid,

shahnawaz@hancom-system.com.pk wrote:

> Q 4. I want to divert all of my HTTP and FTP request to Squid Proxy, Can I
> do it without router. If yes the How to?

You can't divert FTP traffic to Squid. Squid only supports FTP requests
made from an WWW browser configured to use Squid as a proxy.

> Q 5. Can I use my own DNS server for Name lookup, when I am using never
> direct setings. means if I am using parent cache can I use my own DNS
> server?

You can use any DNS server you like, provided that it has access to the
DNS data you need for lookups and access controls. If you use
never_direct then Squid won't look up destination IP addresses unless
you have access controls based on it.

> Q 6. My squid is not caching FTP request. Why and How to?

See refresh_pattern exampels in squid.conf.default

> Q 8. There is utility with squid "dnsserver" on which setting it follows,
> is it a standalone DNS server, and can we configure it.

No, it is a slave process to Squid for performing asyncronous DNS
lookups. In function it is similar to nslookup but with different
input/output and less options.

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Henrik Nordstrom
Spare time Squid hacker