Re: squid.conf and double dns

Richard.Blanchet@renault.fr writes:

>
>Hello squid-users
>
>My problem is related to a double DNS configuration interacting with squid
>conf, or what configuration to set up to access an external server with name i
n
>an internal domain.
>
>
>I have webserver.my.domain at some providers location outside my.domain that I
>want to reach from my.domain through my firewall.
>
>
>As my internal squid.conf says:
>#
># TAG: inside_firewall
># This tag specifies a list of domains inside your Internet
># firewall.
># The use of this tag affects the server selection algorithm in
># two ways. Objects which do not match any of the listed domains
># will be considered "beyond the firewall." For these:"
># - There will be no DNS lookups for the URL-host.
># - The object will always be fetched from one of
># the parent or neighbor caches.
># As a special case you may specify the domain as 'none' to force
># all requests to be fetched from neghbors and parents.
>inside_firewall my.domain
># TAG: local_domain
># This tag specifies a list of domains local to your organization.
># For URLs which are in one of the local domains, the object
># is always fetched directly from the source and never from a
># neighbor or parent.
>local_domain local.my.domain

I realize its not mentioned in squid.conf, but you should be able
to write:

    inside_firewall !webserver.my.domain my.domain

Duane W.
Received on Thu Apr 24 1997 - 20:40:09 MDT