On Sun, Nov 04, 2007 at 08:07:20AM -0600, Steven Stern wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 11/04/2007 06:45 AM, Bob Goodwin wrote: > > > > I often see a long list of of these packets blocked in the > > Firestarter log. > > > > > > --------------------- iptables firewall Begin > > ------------------------ > > Listed by source hosts: > > Logged 63 packets on interface eth0 > > From 192.168.1.6 - 63 packets to igmp(0) udp(161,5353) > > > > ---------------------- iptables firewall End > > ------------------------- > > > > It appears that I [192.168.1.6] am the source of them? Should I > > have 5353 open? What is there significance? > > > > Bob Goodwin > > > > > > 5353 is used by Windows dynamic DNS. If you're not supporting dynamic > DNS on your local network, you can continue to drop/ignore the packets. > They're needed only by a DNS/DHCP server. 5353 is multicast DNS (mDNS), part of bonjour/rendevouz, used by Apple, Linux and others, for service discovery. -- lfr 0/0
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