Re: [PLUG] Firewall or hacked problem??????????????/

[Paul <paul@dpagin.net>]

Check their FAQ first.

Maybe DNS queries are being blocked either going out or coming in.  
Ports 53 TCP and UDP, I believe.


Timothy Lee Young wrote:

> hey guys,
>
> so i installed the Firestarter firewall earlier this week, and all was fine
>
> however when i booted up my red hat linux 8.0 today, i connected to my Verizon 
> DSL as usual, and opened my web browser (mozilla, or opera, either one) and 
> can click/browse on the initial startup web page and go everywhere on that 
> startup page links.
>
> However when I type in a different web address (or select one of my bookmarks) 
> it sticks on "resolving host <whatever>.com"  and it times out and doesn't 
> allow me to browse.
>
> what's going on?
>
> i have firestarter 0.91 and am running IPtables.
>
> any help is much appreciated,
>  

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