Re: DNS server + Transparent Proxy

Now we have to do something for it.
Im on a test if the proxy server and dns is on same machine??

regards
arshad

On Thu, 19 Mar 1998, Michael Samuel wrote:

> On Thu, 19 Mar 1998, A.Saeed wrote:
>
> > But the problem is that Sometimes when our users write
> > www.yahoo.com in their browsers and press enter --->
> >
> > then it says
> >
> > Looking up www.yahoo.com
> > and it remain in that position for sometime but after pressing serveral
> > enters things become fine and when it finds it the page it always come
> > like bullets.
>
> The problem with transparent proxying, is that the Client (eg. Netscape)
> needs to do a DNS lookup, then it goes through the proxy cache (which will
> do another one, but it will be quicker in most normal configurations, as
> the dns lookup will be cached).
>
> If they set their browsers to go directly to the proxy, rather than
> transparently proxying them, it will be a lot faster.
>
> I look at it as the price they pay for not going directly through the
> proxy :-)
>
>
> Michael Samuel,
>
> Surf-Net City - Internet Cafe and Internet Service Providers
> Phone: +61 3 9593-9977
> E-Mail: <michael@surfdirect.com.au>
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>
Received on Thu Mar 19 1998 - 02:50:23 MST