Re: [squid-users] Hallo Problems With Squid Going on a machine with iptables & bind

iptables -A INPUT -s <dns> -m ports --sport 53 -j ACCEPT
iptables -A OUTPUT -d <dns> -m ports --dport 53 -j ACCEPT

should do it !.. have u tried that ?

On Monday 24 June 2002 01:47 pm, Jan Madsen wrote:
> I Have a problem with squid when it trying to access the internet through
> my iptables Firewall using local DNS server
> All of my client have no problems using the BIND DNS server but when I try
> to get squid to use the DNS server my explore just hang trying to connect
> to the internet but no errors accour
>
> If I set my iptables
>
> Iptables -A INPUT -P ACCEPT instead of iptables -A
> INPUT -P DROP
>
> Iptalbes -A OUTPUT -P ACCEPT instead of iptables -A
> OUTPUT -P DROP
>
> My squid is accessing the DNS Server as it should and my Explore is going
> on the internet perfectly.
>
> But my problems are when I setting iptables to ACCPET on the 2 chains my
> security are running at a very high risk
>
> Do any one know how to correct this problem
>
> Please Help ME ASP
> Jan Madsen
Received on Mon Jun 24 2002 - 03:00:47 MDT