resolver

[Hostmaster]

In your named.conf

example:

options { query-source address * port 53;};

this tells BIND to use Port 53 as the source port for queries sent from ALL
interfaces.

Jason


----- Original Message -----
From: Jim Reid <jim at mpn.cp.philips.com>
To: Dat Nguyen <dnguyen at simpletech.com>
Cc: <bind-users at isc.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 19, 1999 9:52 AM
Subject: Re: resolver


> >>>>> "Dat" == Dat Nguyen <dnguyen at simpletech.com> writes:
>
>     Dat> Because of our firewall, I need to set the resolver to use
>     Dat> port 53 to make queries.  How do I do this?
>
> You can't. Even if there was such an option in resolv.conf, it
> wouldn't work most of the time. Only the super-user can bind() to port
> 53, so ordinary users wouldn't have permission to use this port number.
> Why no point the resolvers at a local name server and arrange for that
> server or servers to pass DNS queries and replies through the
> firewall?
>
>