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On 11/04/2007 06:45 AM, Bob Goodwin wrote:
I often see a long list of of these packets blocked in the Firestarter log.
--------------------- iptables firewall Begin
Listed by source hosts: Logged 63 packets on interface eth0 From 192.168.1.6 - 63 packets to igmp(0) udp(161,5353) ---------------------- iptables firewall End -------------------------
It appears that I [192.168.1.6] am the source of them? Should I have 5353 open? What is there significance?
Bob Goodwin
5353 is used by Windows dynamic DNS. If you're not supporting dynamic DNS on your local network, you can continue to drop/ignore the packets. They're needed only by a DNS/DHCP server.
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Steve