Iptables port 5353 -
Bob Goodwin
bobgoodwin at wildblue.net
Sun Nov 4 14:17:11 UTC 2007
Steven Stern wrote:
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> On 11/04/2007 06:45 AM, Bob Goodwin wrote:
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>> I often see a long list of of these packets blocked in the
>> Firestarter log.
>>
>>
>> --------------------- iptables firewall Begin
>> ------------------------
>> Listed by source hosts:
>> Logged 63 packets on interface eth0
>> From 192.168.1.6 - 63 packets to igmp(0) udp(161,5353)
>>
>> ---------------------- iptables firewall End
>> -------------------------
>>
>> It appears that I [192.168.1.6] am the source of them? Should I
>> have 5353 open? What is their significance?
>>
>> Bob Goodwin
>>
>>
>>
>
> 5353 is used by Windows dynamic DNS. If you're not supporting dynamic
> DNS on your local network, you can continue to drop/ignore the packets.
> They're needed only by a DNS/DHCP server.
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> Steve
That raises the question then, why am I trying to send them?
Do I have something configured wrong?
Bob Goodwin
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