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Posted by Alix on December 9, 2005, 2:52 pm
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wrote:
> On Fri, 09 Dec 2005 10:14:50 GMT, Alix wrote:
>> 38.113.2.100 :53
>> Jerky Network Services, Mass
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>> 199.166.26.100 :53
>> VRx Network Services Inc. server=JFWHOME.FUNHOUSE.COM
>> 199.166.29.100 :53
>> VRx Network Services Inc. server=JFWHOME.FUNHOUSE.COM
>> 199.166.31.100 :53
>> VRx Network Services Inc. server=JFWHOME.FUNHOUSE.COM
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> What do these log entries mean? That your firewall dropped
> packets from these addresses/ports? For the sake of this post,
> I'll assume they do. If this is the case, then you need to
> configure your firewall to allow your machine to pass outbound
> traffic to UDP port 53 on any external IP address and to admit
> the replies from the same IP:port combinations.
>
> DNS uses UDP port 53 (and sometimes TCP port 53) in its normal
> operation. Blocking this port will cause problems.
BUT why is the DNS server being asked to resolve IP addresses which
have names that I have never heard of and whose services/products I
have never taken no want to?
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