IPTables and DNS

[Ed Greshko]

p p wrote:
> Hi, Im setting up a DNS server and am having trouble getting through the 
> firewall. Im able to use the server as a dns server from another machine 
> if I stop the iptables service. Ive tried setting a rule to allow tcp on 
> port 53 through, but it still not working. Any ideas?  Sorry if this is 
> the wrong list for this subject. I didnt see a list that seemed 
> appropriate though.  Thanks in advance to anyone that can help. This is 
> on RH Enterprise by the way. Thanks again.

Did you also allow UDP traffic on port 53?

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