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[ilias]

Hi all

After installting the squid transparent proxy, i am not able to browse computer names i.e not able to find computers through network neighbourhood on windows 2000 clients.

At present i am accessing clients computers using ip address. Does i have to enable wins in squid. Pls help

tks
ilias

[gauravbajaj]

Ok
Tell me r u using dns server..i.e which resolves ip-address to corresponding computer names....?


if u r not using that .. then u must do that..otherwise its just difficult to accessing client computers through corresponding names.

Cheers
Gaurav

[ilias]

Hi gaurav

no i don't have any DNS server in my network, just i have 1 linux RHEL3 box and 30 windows 2000 clients. Is the problem is due to transparent proxy or any other thing.

[gauravbajaj]

Actually I am also using transparent proxy ..but i can see the whole computer names in NW Neighbour hood..Its May be due to  DNS Server I am using...

Actually i have made a DNS Server and give that server ip in all my clients and that DNS server basically resolves all clients ip to their respective names...As I have made entries of all client- names and their respective ip's in that DNS Server..., So its my DNS that resolve this....
 
in squid proxy also i have given my DNS server entry...

Ok  just tell me that Can  u able to see the clients names without TRANSPARENT PROXY?

Gaurav

[ilias]

No, i am not able to see the computer names without transparent proxy. But the one thing is sure this problem cropped us after i install the transparent proxy.

[gauravbajaj]

Why don't u use .....DNS for that.....

Gaurav

[ilias]

hi gaurav

As you seems to be very confident abt the solution to the above problem, pls elaborate on how to use DNS

reagrds
ilias

[gauravbajaj]

ok
Just follow this link:

siliconvalleyccie.com/linux-hn/dns-static.htm

Gaurav