i have two squid configuration files, one without ntlm authentication and the other using ntlm authentication. sometimes my AD (windows 2003 server) against which iam authenticating might go off and i get problems. i want to write a squid that automatically switches between the two configuration files in case the AD backend dies. my question is, what tests should the script perform to ensure that the connection is alright so that i can switch back to authentication ? this will be a cron script that will run every 2 minutes checking the connection. something like winbind offline mode i think ? "Who the heck is General Failure, and why is he reading my harddisk?" __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com