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I host my own DNS server and would like to be able to redirect links from within the DNS server so that redirection is seamless.

Example: redirect all requests for www.yahoo.com to www.google.com. I'd like to rewrite the parameters as well.

IE: www.yahoo.com?search=asdf --> www.google.com?q=asdf

Is this better done through a proxy server? I want to minimize the amount of custom configuration that must be done at the router level and put all the logic into the my DNS (or proxy) server.

Thank you

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This is not something you can do with DNS. If you host the domain you want to redirect then Apache+Mod-rewrite would be my suggestion, if not, then a Squid proxy would be how I'd tackle the problem.

Bart.

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Both are good suggestions. – mcandre Jun 21 '10 at 16:06
Thanks, Bart. Is it possible to redirect traffic through a proxy server at the router level (say a cheap linksys or netgear)? I'd like to not have to configure each client browser individually. – Jackson Jun 21 '10 at 16:28
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You can put the proxy inline with the router or use DHCP to set it as the default gateway. Do a search on "Transparent Proxy" for other suggestions on how to do this. – matthew Jun 21 '10 at 17:05
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