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From: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr>
To: Joe Sotham <joe-dated-1052063962.072fd5@dubium.com>
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Subject: Re: modifying ipfw rules to accompany dnscache install
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On 2003-04-27 08:59, Joe Sotham wrote:
> My firewall starts with the everything denied principle. I was using
> the following rules to allow udp packets to/fro my private netwo:
> dns1 and dns2 are my service provider's nameserver ip addresses.
>
> <snip>
> ${fwcmd} add 400 pass udp from any to ${dns1} 53
> ${fwcmd} add 400 pass udp from any to ${dns2} 53
> ${fwcmd} add 400 pass udp from ${dns1} 53 to any
> ${fwcmd} add 400 pass udp from ${dns2} 53 to any
> <snip>
>
> After installing dnscache I have had to open the ruleset up a little.
> I am wondering if the following rule can be tightened up a little.
>
> ${fwcmd} add 400 pass udp from any to any 53 keep-state

It should work fine...  My local ipfw ruleset here used to include:

    # Allow DNS and NTP through.
    add allow udp from any to any 53,123 keep-state out

I'm using ipfilter now, so I haven't run any recent tests with this
ruleset, but the rule shown above used to work great.

- Giorgos