Re: [squid-users] hosts-file understanding

Maybe your hosts file contains incorrect information, misleading Squid
where to connect.

The host_file directive was added to make Squid behave more like normal
applications, first look in /etc/hosts and then ask DNS. This is needed
in a number of configurations.

Regards
Henrik

tor 2003-01-16 klockan 18.31 skrev Pat Lendon:
> Hello All,
>
> An issue we had has been resolved. Can you explain?
>
> We were running squid-2.4-STABLE7. The squid.conf included
> append_domain microcenter.com
> We opened a browser, typed "proxyserver" and a web page would be
> displayed containing link to download a file. We could click on link
> and download file. The web page data and file to download is found on
> the local proxy server.
>
> When we upgraded to squid-2.5-STABLE1,
> We opened a browser, typed"proxyserver" and a web page would be
> displayed containing link to download a file. We would click on link
> and get a "111 connection refused error message".
> However, if I typed "proxyserver.microcenter.com", then I could click on
> link and download file.
>
> In the squid-2.5-STABLE1 squid.conf, when I set
> hosts_file /etc/hosts
> to
> hosts_file none
> then I could type "proxyserver" (without typing
> proxyserver.microcenter.com), click on link and download file.
>
> Why was the hosts_file option added to squid?
> Why did I need to set "hosts_file none" to get above working?
> Should I be using hosts_file /etc/hosts?
> Any advantages/disadvangaes to using hosts_file?
>
> I just don't have a clear understanding of above issue and why resolved
> with setting
> hosts_file none.
>
> Thank you.

-- 
Henrik Nordstrom <hno@squid-cache.org>
MARA Systems AB, Sweden