you will find iptables here /etc/sysconfig/iptables edit the file by using the gui on you desktop or as root #system-config-securitylevel-tui open the ports, input in the field 53:tcp 53:udp you will find info about this in the system administration guide chapter 19 jim at datamantic.com wrote: > Hi list. This is my first post here. Super newbie. I will try not to > ask too many questions, but searching is hard when you don't even know > where to begin. Hopefully someone can point me in the right direction. > > I have just installed CentOS 4.2. I selected to have a firewall in the > graphic installer, and I opened ports 22 and 80. Fine so far. SSH and > HTTP both work. But now that everything is set up I have discovered I > need to open port 53 in order to install djbdns. > > My main question is: what did I install by choosing to have a firewall > in the CentOS installer? Is this iptables? Or is it something else? > > And then if anyone just wants to give me the complete answer: how do I > open port 53? > > Thanks! > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >