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Date:      Thu, 22 Feb 2001 21:23:26 +0200
From:      "Timothy S. Bowers" <security@nol.co.za>
To:        "Geoffrey T. Falk" <gtf@cirp.org>
Cc:        freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Best way for one-way DNS traffic
Message-ID:  <4.3.2.7.2.20010222211944.00b41350@nol.co.za>
In-Reply-To: <200102221907.MAA57960@h-209-91-79-2.gen.cadvision.com>
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.33.0102212230430.57938-100000@ashburn.skiltech.com>

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 >"Set up your DNS as a forwarder to your upstream provider's nameserver."

Lets say 196.25.1.1 was your upstream provider would you configure it like 
this:

       forwarders {
                 196.25.1.1;
         };

..and I guess if you are hosting reverse IP lookup entries and other domain 
names you can't do this can you ?

At 12:07 PM 2/22/01 -0700, Geoffrey T. Falk wrote:
>On 22 Feb, H. Wade Minter wrote:
> > My gateway box is running a name server for my home network.  Internal
> > clients point to the gateway box for DNS service, and the gateway goes out
> > and resolves DNS queries.
> >
> > I've also got an ipfw firewall on the gateway.  What I'd like to do is
> > make it so internal DNS works like it should, but nobody on the outside
> > should be able to connect to port 53.sadm@unired.net.pe
>
>
>Set up your DNS as a forwarder to your upstream provider's nameserver.
>Block all inbound traffic on UDP port 53, except from your ISP's
>nameserver. Set up your local zone files also.
>
>This still leaves you open to DoS from someone forging your upstream
>provider's IP address. But by blocking source routed packets you can
>ensure that nobody else can query your nameserver.
>
>g.
>
>
>
>
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