From 5ef63950cf7440d006cdc2dec01ac7eb67652fc0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mark Andrews Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2002 05:16:11 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] pullup: Q: Why is named listening on UDP port other than 53? --- FAQ | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/FAQ b/FAQ index 47d3015e22..5120165827 100644 --- a/FAQ +++ b/FAQ @@ -265,3 +265,11 @@ address 127.0.0.1 and the IPv6 loopback address ::1, and you do not have IPv6 fully operational. Change the "default-server localhost" to "default-server 127.0.0.1" to make sure rdnc does not try to contact the name server using IPv6. + + +Q: Why is named listening on UDP port other than 53? + +A: Named uses a system selected port to make queries of other nameservers. +This behaviour can be overridden by using query-source to lock down the +port and/or address. +