On 4/4/07, Michael Barnes <mbarnes at srnradio.com> wrote: > I installed CentOS 4 on a new box to use as a DNS server. It is a basic > server install. > > I configured named and it is all up and running fine. It just isn't > listening on Port 53. It also (obviously) does not respond to DNS > requests. Requests from the machine itself are processed just fine, so > the service is working. It just can't be used by other machines. Not > good for a public DNS server. > > I did install and turn on SELinux. Maybe that was a mistake? I've not > worked with SELinux before. > Sounds like the default firewall is also turned on. The SElinux policies on this service would affect things both locally and remotely. Since local host/dig requests work, it sounds like the iptables is not allowing remote 53 tcp/udp packates -- Stephen J Smoogen. -- CSIRT/Linux System Administrator How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world. = Shakespeare. "The Merchant of Venice"