[squid-users] [ext] Re: Disable IPV6 for certain destinations only?

Alex Rousskov rousskov at measurement-factory.com
Tue Apr 18 13:37:51 UTC 2023


On 4/18/23 09:14, Ralf Hildebrandt wrote:
> * Antony Stone <Antony.Stone at squid.open.source.it>:
> 
>> I think the OP is looking for a way to tell Squid "for this destination
>> hostname, don't even try to connect over IPv6, because if you do, we'll get
>> rejected (not at the network level, but some application-level) so we need you
>> (Squid) to connect using IPv4 only (for this destination)".

> Exactly!

I apologize for misinterpreting your needs. I should have paid more 
attention to the Subject line of your email. My last paragraph (quoted 
below) is the only relevant one then.

Cheers,

Alex.

> On 4/18/23 08:53, Alex Rousskov wrote:
> 
>> You can also replace your DNS resolver with a custom one (that drops 
>> AAAA answers) or, as Adam has suggested, with hard-coded IPv4-only 
>> /etc/hosts entries.



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