Alan, I'm actually using OpenDNS's servers (after using the ISP's), what I really don't understand is how Apt is working perfectly, but Squid and Wget don't...
I saw that post before, it's what I used to supposedly turn off IPv6. I can't run FF on the server, no gui installed... Lee > I think from the description the squid thing is actually a red herring. > (to mix a fishy metaphore). It sounds like your proxy server is not > reliably resolving DNS when using IPV6. You will probably see this > problem if you run firefox on the server. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/netcfg/+bug/24828 > > not sure how you turned off IPV6, one way is to edit > / /etc/modprobe.d/aliases > and edit it to have this line: > /alias net-pf-10 off ipv6 > > a better solution would be to fix the actual problem, one way might be > to point your proxy at openDNS which works fine with v6. I suspect the > DHCP server is pointing your box at a bad router for DNS queries. > > Alan. > > LeeGroups wrote: > >> Chaps... >> >> Over the last couple of days I've been trying to build a proxy box for a >> load of Windows PCs, using Squid on Ubuntu server 8.04. >> I've had a few problems with it due to the wild/wacky filtered internet >> connection we have there, but now I've hit a massive brick wall... >> >> Using an upstream proxy config Apt can get out to the internet fine, >> download and update the OS. >> >> However, Squid can't resolve any DNS loopups... it just fails a few >> minutes after loading. >> >> Doing a wget of a known file like the Google index page also fails with >> a unresolved DNS error. >> >> However, (after much much much reading) using the -4 option of wget, to >> force it to use IPv4, it works fine, resolves the Google address and >> downloads the index page and saves it. >> >> I've blacklisted the IPv6 service, but wget (and Squid) still doesn't >> work without the -4 option, so I guess bits of IPv6 are still hiding >> there somewhere.... >> >> My question is - How do I fix this bloomin' thing? I've been googling >> for hours with only the -4 option to show for it... and I really need to >> get this this working for Friday afternoon... Otherwise bad Windows >> things may happen... >> >> Cheers, >> Lee >> >> >> > > > -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
