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Subject: Re: Blocking DNS xfers across firewall
From: Todd Graham Lewis <lists @ reflections . mindspring . com>
Date: Wed, 20 Nov 1996 21:47:16 -0500 (EST)
To: Mark Mitchiner <mitch @ qualcomm . com>
Cc: Firewalls @ GreatCircle . COM
In-reply-to: <v0213050caeb936a840e3 @ [129 . 46 . 92 . 54]>

On Wed, 20 Nov 1996, Mark Mitchiner wrote:

> Hi,
> i'm using access-lists packet filtering on cisco routers (no flaming please)
> and i'm trying to block DNS xfers from machines outside our domain.
> Yes, i could use the xfrnets directive, but then i'd have to find
> all the rogue secondaries in my company.  

Yep, you would.

> From what i know,
> i can block tcp port 53, but this would also block queries
> (responses actually) > 512 bytes. 

Yep, it would.

> Any thoughts on this?

Use xfernets.

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