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Date:      Wed, 02 Feb 2005 15:05:50 -0500
From:      Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com>
To:        Graham Dresch <gdresch@spcint.com>
Cc:        freebsd-doc@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Error in Handbook
Message-ID:  <4201329E.6020008@mac.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.58.0502021403320.66014@dragon.spcplus.com>
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.58.0502021403320.66014@dragon.spcplus.com>

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Graham Dresch wrote:

> In Chapter 24 Firewalls:
> 
> Section 24.6.5.7:
> 
> Example ruleset #2:
> 
> $cmd 020 $skip tcp from any to x.x.x.x 53 out via $pif setup keep-state
>                ^^^                                     ^^^^^
> 
> DNS uses UDP, setup is inapplicable to UDP

DNS responses which do not fit into a UDP packet are sent via TCP instead, as 
are zone transfers between nameservers.  DNS uses both 53/tcp and 53/udp.

-- 
-Chuck



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