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Re: How do I configure iptables to allow DNS lookups?



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On Wed, Aug 06, 2003 at 10:23:59PM -0500, Jeremy Gaddis wrote:
> iptables -A INPUT -s <ip of first forwarder> --sport 53 --dport 53 -p
> udp -i <interface> -j ACCEPT
> iptables -A INPUT -s <ip of second forwarder> --sport 53 --dport 53 -p
> udp -i <interface> -j ACCEPT
> 
> and maybe a matching set with "-p tcp".

You shouldn't need the tcp, but you should s/INPUT/FORWARD since we're
talking about firewalling.

Input goes to (but not through) a host
Output comes from a host
Forward goes through (but not to) a host

Or, for a memonic, think beer, urine and saur-kraut for the three
rules, respectively, and yourself as the host.

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