Re: DNS Errors! "Uknown DNS error"

Check the cache_dns_program directory to point to the correct path.
Also check the dns_nameservers. Perhaps there is a typo there.
I would suggest remarking this line if you have your name server defined in
/etc/resolv.conf
I have done so.

Panagiotis S. Malakoudis

Systems Administrator
SPACE HELLAS S.A.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Andreas Skilitsis" <macstar@avalon.gr>
To: <squid-users@ircache.net>
Sent: Thursday, December 09, 1999 4:58 PM
Subject: DNS Errors! "Uknown DNS error"

> First of all I would like to thank all users who replied to my ACL
> etc.. questions in my last message... they all have been very
> helpfull...
>
> And NOW... I got another problem... I got squid to start normaly
> without any errors... but when I connect to it to retrieve ANYTHING
> (local subnet or outside) the cache.log reads:
>
> The reqest GET http://www.linux.org/ is ALLOWED because it ...
> ipcacheParse: Got '$name', expecting '$addr'
> commConnectDnsHandle: Bad dns_error_message
> fwdServerClosed: FD http://www.linux.org/
>
> What the hell is going on... and what the cache replies to my browser is:
>
> ---
> The requested URL could not be retrieved
>
>
>
> While trying to retrieve the URL: http://www.linux.org/
>
> The following error was encountered:
>
> Unable to determine IP address from host name for www.linux.org
>
> The dnsserver returned:
>
> Unknown DNS error
>
> This means that:
>
> The cache was not able to resolve the hostname presented in the URL.
> Check if the address is correct.
> ---
>
> Well it is correct... and "hand-running" dnsserver... works fine... I
> type domain and it returns the data correctly...
>
>
> I'm sure that it will something as silly as commenting un-commenting
> a line in the .conf file... but after 3h looking at the damn thing
> and trying again and again... I gave up... HEEEEELP anyone?
>
> For those that haven't seen my last message... I'm running linux
> kernel 2.0.36 (RedHat) on 686 with 128MB Ram... and I have a firewall
> running (that as far as I know doesn't mess-up with dns or web... and
> I think the successful dnsserver test I made proves it).
>
> Thanks in advance...! Owe you all my eyes already ! :)
>
>
> Andreas Skilitsis
> Very-Soon to be Linux-Lover
> MacOS Networks Admin (for now)
>
>
> ___
> Andreas Skilitsis
> macstar@avalon.gr
>
> ___
> - How many Microsoft engineers does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
> - None. They just redefine darkness as the standard.
> ___
Received on Fri Dec 10 1999 - 05:03:45 MST