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

> In my attempt to configure a transparent squid using PF, ( squid is
> running on the
> openbsd gateway ) I have found out that the client is trying to
> connect to the
> internet using the DNS server configured in the client, which does not
> work, because
> the DNS server specified in the client is only internal.

Because the client doesn't know it should use a proxy, it does a DNS
resolve attempt.

So either allow DNS resolving, or force a proxy in the browser.

See an earlier mail from Mark Elsen for more downsides of interception
proxying.

Joost
Received on Mon Feb 20 2006 - 06:40:22 MST