Hi, Comment out the following line in your squid.conf dns_testnames
The restart your squid server. Also make the following change. visible_hostname make it to look like below visible_hostname cache.yourhostname Regards Abdul Khader On Wed, 2004-09-08 at 12:40, Rajesh wrote: > Hello, > > Today morning my SQUID Proxy server suddenly started giving problem... > > Whenever any client tries to access a web page it gives the following > error : > > ******************************************************************** > The requested URL could not be retrieved > > While trying to retrieve the URL: http://www.google.co.in/ > > The following error was encountered: > Unable to determine IP address from host name for www.google.co.in > > The dnsserver returned: > Refused: The name server refuses to perform the specified operation. > > This means that: > > The cache was not able to resolve the hostname presented in the URL. > Check if the address is correct. > ******************************************************************** > > > However if I try to ping from the server www.google.co.in it works.. So > dns is working... But squid dnsserver is not working... > > ******************************************************************** > [EMAIL PROTECTED] /root]# ping google.co.in > PING google.co.in (216.239.39.99) from 192.168.255.7 : 56(84) bytes of > data. > 64 bytes from 216.239.39.99: icmp_seq=0 ttl=238 time=418.633 msec > 64 bytes from 216.239.39.99: icmp_seq=1 ttl=238 time=429.934 msec > 64 bytes from 216.239.39.99: icmp_seq=2 ttl=238 time=429.934 msec > > --- google.co.in ping statistics --- > 3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss > round-trip min/avg/max/mdev = 418.633/426.167/429.934/5.327 ms > ******************************************************************** > > > ps -e |grep dnsserver > > also does not show anything.... > > ******************************************************************** > [EMAIL PROTECTED] /root]# tail -f /var/log/squid/access.log > 1094625782.267 110 192.168.20.201 TCP_MISS/503 1144 GET > http://www.google.co.in/ - DIRECT/www.google.co.in - > 1094625782.937 38 192.168.20.201 TCP_MISS/503 1144 GET > http://www.google.co.in/ - DIRECT/www.google.co.in - > 1094625783.425 38 192.168.20.201 TCP_MISS/503 1144 GET > http://www.google.co.in/ - DIRECT/www.google.co.in - > 1094625783.896 38 192.168.20.201 TCP_MISS/503 1144 GET > http://www.google.co.in/ - DIRECT/www.google.co.in - > 1094625794.757 163 192.168.20.201 TCP_MISS/503 1144 GET > http://www.google.co.in/ - DIRECT/www.google.co.in - > 1094625795.363 38 192.168.20.201 TCP_MISS/503 1144 GET > http://www.google.co.in/ - DIRECT/www.google.co.in - > 1094625795.975 39 192.168.20.201 TCP_MISS/503 1144 GET > http://www.google.co.in/ - DIRECT/www.google.co.in - > 1094625796.545 38 192.168.20.201 TCP_MISS/503 1144 GET > http://www.google.co.in/ - DIRECT/www.google.co.in - > > ******************************************************************** > > I am at a loss to troubleshoot this problem... Can anybody help ? > > Thanks in advance.. > > Warm Regards > > -- > Shriram (Rajesh) Fowkar > Computer Programmer > V. S. Dempo & Co. Pvt. Ltd., > Dempo House, > Campal, Panaji - Goa. > > Email : Shriram Fowkar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > URL : http://www.dempos.com > Phone : (0832)2226281 Ext.:387 > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by BEA Weblogic Workshop > FREE Java Enterprise J2EE developer tools! > Get your free copy of BEA WebLogic Workshop 8.1 today. > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=5047&alloc_id=10808&op=click > _______________________________________________ > linux-india-help mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by BEA Weblogic Workshop FREE Java Enterprise J2EE developer tools! Get your free copy of BEA WebLogic Workshop 8.1 today. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=5047&alloc_id=10808&op=click _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
