Hello, Thought you'd like to know that the amendments you suggested works for me now.
Thank you very much for the time and effort! See: $ dig . ns @c.root-servers.net ; <<>> DiG 8.3 <<>> . ns @c.root-servers.net ; (1 server found) ;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch ;; got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 4 ;; flags: qr aa rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 13, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 13 ;; QUERY SECTION: ;; ., type = NS, class = IN ;; ANSWER SECTION: . 6D IN NS L.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 6D IN NS M.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 6D IN NS I.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 6D IN NS E.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 6D IN NS D.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 6D IN NS A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 6D IN NS H.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 6D IN NS C.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 6D IN NS G.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 6D IN NS F.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 6D IN NS B.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 6D IN NS J.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 6D IN NS K.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION: L.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 5w6d16h IN A 198.32.64.12 M.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 5w6d16h IN A 202.12.27.33 I.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 5w6d16h IN A 192.36.148.17 E.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 5w6d16h IN A 192.203.230.10 D.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 5w6d16h IN A 128.8.10.90 A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 5w6d16h IN A 198.41.0.4 H.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 5w6d16h IN A 128.63.2.53 C.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 5w6d16h IN A 192.33.4.12 G.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 5w6d16h IN A 192.112.36.4 F.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 5w6d16h IN A 192.5.5.241 B.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 5w6d16h IN A 128.9.0.107 J.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 5w6d16h IN A 198.41.0.10 K.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 5w6d16h IN A 193.0.14.129 ;; Total query time: 229 msec ;; FROM: Demon.vickiandstacey.com to SERVER: c.root-servers.net 192.33.4.12 ;; WHEN: Sun Oct 27 20:41:04 2002 ;; MSG SIZE sent: 17 rcvd: 436 $ On Sun, 2002-10-27 at 18:09, D. Penev wrote: > On Sun, Oct 27, 2002 at 06:29:16PM +0000, Stacey Roberts wrote: > >Subject: Re: dig . ns @b.root-servers.net - Connection refused. WHY? > > [related to FBSD 4.7 reset itself - lots of "DENY UDP" mess]ages in > > /var/log/security > >From: Stacey Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: Ruben de Groot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED], > > FreeBSD Questions <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Date: 27 Oct 2002 18:29:16 +0000 > > > >Okay, > > I've been hacking about with my ipfw rules in order to nail this > >down, but I'm still coming up against a wall here.., > > > >I've made this change: > ># Allow out access to Internet Domain name server > >$fwcmd add 00617 allow tcp from any to any 53 out via $oif setup > >keep-state > >#$fwcmd add 00618 allow udp from any to any 53 out via $oif setup > >keep-state <==== <COMMENTED THIS OUT> > >$fwcmd add 00618 allow udp from any to any 53 out via $oif > > You forget keep-state. You rule should be: > $fwcmd add 00618 allow udp from any to any 53 out via $oif keep-state > > > > ^ > > | > > PUT THIS IN INSTEAD > > > >Now I try to query a root-server, I still get stopped by the firewall: > ># date > >Sun Oct 27 18:19:35 GMT 2002 > ># dig . ns @b.root-servers.net > > > >; <<>> DiG 8.3 <<>> . ns @b.root-servers.net > >; (1 server found) > >;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch > >;; res_nsend to server b.root-servers.net 128.9.0.107: Operation timed > >out > > > >Checking logs: > ># tail /var/log/security > ><snip> > >Oct 27 18:19:40 Demon /kernel: ipfw: 900 Deny UDP 128.9.0.107:53 > >192.168.1.8:1642 in via sis0 > ># > > > >The previous posted (see below) informed me that using setup / > >keep-state with udp is wrong. Given the changes I've made above, what > >are the magic statements to allow my to query the root servers and allow > >their responses back in? > > > >TIA > >Stacey > > > >On Sun, 2002-10-27 at 16:06, Ruben de Groot wrote: > ><snip> > >> > > >> > Verifying relevant ipfw rules: > >> > # Allow out access to Internet Domain name server > >> > $fwcmd add 00618 allow tcp from any to any 53 out via $oif setup > >> > keep-state > >> > $fwcmd add 00619 allow udp from any to any 53 out via $oif setup > >> > keep-state > >> > >> This last rule is bogus. From ipfw(8): > >> > >> setup Matches TCP packets that have the SYN bit set but no ACK bit. > >> This is the short form of ``tcpflags syn,!ack''. > >> > >> "setup" is not supposed to work for UDP packets. there is no handshake as > >> in tcp connections. > >> > >> > >> > > >> > Checking ipfw rule 910: > >> > $fwcmd add 00910 deny log logamount 500 ip from any to any > >> > > >> > Why am I not able to query root servers, given my rules 00618 & 00619? > >> > > >> > I'd appreciate someone helping me out here., (or hitting me over the > >> > head if I'm missing something simple and glaringly obvious) > >> > > >> > TIA > >> > > >> > Stacey > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > -- > >> > Stacey Roberts > >> > B.Sc (HONS) Computer Science > >> > > >> > Web: www.vickiandstacey.com > >> > > >> > >> To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > >-- > >Stacey Roberts > >B.Sc (HONS) Computer Science > > > >Web: www.vickiandstacey.com > > > > > > -- > Regards, > D. Penev > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message -- Stacey Roberts B.Sc (HONS) Computer Science Web: www.vickiandstacey.com
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