Date: Wed, 03 Jun 2015 18:02:52 -0700 From: Bruce Ferrell <bferrell@baywinds.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: port 53 under attack Message-ID: <556FA3BC.7010801@baywinds.org> In-Reply-To: <1433375821.72071.40.camel@pki2.com> References: <556F87A6.8090105@a1poweruser.com> <1433375821.72071.40.camel@pki2.com>
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On 06/03/2015 04:57 PM, Dennis Glatting wrote: > On Wed, 2015-06-03 at 19:03 -0400, joeb1 wrote: >> Hello list >> : >> My firewall blocks unsolicited inbound traffic on port 53. I realize >> this is the DNS port. But I am getting over 200K hits per day from ip >> addresses from all over the world. My host has a dynamic ip address. Is >> there any valid reason for this to be happening? > You could be used as a DOS amplifier. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > Are you running an open DNS server?
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