DNS and firewall

merlin371 · 07-31-2003, 05:26 AM

I have on server running the DNS but also is connecting straight to the internet and i have the firewall on for it when i try to do a query of the DNS with my firewall on I get a query timed out but if it's off it works i know that there's a port that bind connects to if I allow that one whould that work then? and wich port is it

ppuru · 07-31-2003, 05:33 AM

you will need to allow traffic out on udp port 53 and, if you have a slave elsewhere on the net, tcp port 53.

merlin371 · 07-31-2003, 05:36 AM

thanks