Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2002 16:40:00 From: Greg Oshiro <goshiro@compuserve.com> To: FreeBSD-questions@freebsd.org Subject: newbie IP address:port question Message-ID: <20020331004031.8EDAE37B405@hub.freebsd.org>
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--=PMail:=_0000@@j2dUHpwjuY300St860kp Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Folks-- I'm attempting to write a firewall ruleset and I don't understand some basic IP concepts so here goes... 1. Please suggest a good www resouce for learning more of basic IP concepts. I'd really like a packet-by-packet sequence = for the DNS, HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, NTP, SSH, POP3, and SMTP = services. 2. If I don't use NAT on my FreeBSD box, will DNS queries always be UDP from my port 53 to the DNS server's port 53? Will the response from the DNS server always be TCP from the server's port 53 to my port 53? 3. "man firewall" has some discussion of "local-size binding" and "temporary port binding range". Does this mean that I = need to leave some high-numbered ports open in order to = use DNS, HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, NTP, SSH, POP3, and SMTP? I am attempting to define the narrowest opening through the firewall for each of the sevices I want to use. I'm using FreeBSD 4.4-RELEASE, = connection via fixed IP on a cable modem. All helpful responses are redeemable for beer at my local billiard hall in Camarillo, CA USA. Thanx, Greg Oshiro goshiro@compuserve.com --=PMail:=_0000@@j2dUHpwjuY300St860kp-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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