[KLUG Members] squid and transparent proxy

[Adam Tauno Williams]

> I am trying to configure transparent proxy with Squid. My configure is very
> simple. On server, I have two LAN cards one is connected to ISP and another
> is connected to local LAN. I want to know in transparent proxy how does
> client resolve host name to IP address. I have enable IP forwarding on proxy
> server. However, every time I try to connect to site i.e.
> www.linux.org/contenet I receive error message that /content not found. I am
> using ISP dns server for ip resolution. My iptables rules are following.

I'd wager DNS isn't working for some reason.  Make sure it is working on both
the proxy/firewall and the workstation.

TEST IT ON THE COMMAND LINE.  IE's error messages are totally, absolutely,
completely, and utterly useless.

Use "nslookup" on m$-windblowsitdown and "host" on the Linux box.