HTTP Explicit Proxy Explained in Plain English

Introduction If you've ever used the old Linux Squid proxy or F5's Secure Gateway solution, you might be familiar with the existence of HTTP Explicit Proxy. If all you're looking for is to configure...
Published May 11, 2020
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May 21, 2020

Hi  

 

Great article and very well explained!

 

I have successfully tested this in my setup & works flawlessly. Just one questions for you:

 

When I set this up first, I unknowingly set the forward name to "DNSTest" and it didn't work at all. Later I realized my mistake, deleted that forward zone & setup a new forward zone with (dot) and the correct server IP's. However, post that correction the DNS resolvers just wouldn't do any DNS resolution whatsoever, not sure why that behavior. Ultimately, I had to re-spin the virtual F5 & follow the correct steps to make this work.

 

Any idea how to fix it when you have accidentally given the wrong forward zone name & corrected it later without having to re-spin the F5?

 

Regards,

Ajit