> -----Original Message----- > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ed McCorduck > Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2004 6:20 AM > To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list > Subject: RE: problems receiving e-mail to my server redux > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Cowles, Steve > > Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 6:24 PM > > To: 'General Red Hat Linux discussion list' > > Subject: RE: problems receiving e-mail to my server redux > > > > > > Ed McCorduck wrote: > > > > > > Thanks for your very detailed reply, Steve. I'll try to > dig through > > > your mine of information as best as I am able, but > > unfortunately it's > > > mostly way over my head at the present state of my newbie > knowledge. > > > > Ed, > > > > In short... > > > > 1) Your domain regsitration seems to be correct. i.e. The > > recursion from the root servers back to your name server is working. > > > > 2) Whats not working are queries to your name server; which > > is listed at 24.24.15.155. Is this the public IP address for > > your firewall? > > For my home network, yes. It's the static IP address assigned > to me by my ISP, to which I am connected by a cable modem. > The cable goes through my router, where the firewall is. > > > > 3) The reply I got back from the above IP address was an ICMP > > port unreachable. This is usually caused by your firewall not > > being properly configured for NAT'ing (port forwarding) to an > > internal RFC1918 address. In your case, 192.168.1.101 > > > > > At least I understand one of your questions, though, and > perhaps my > > > answer can shed more light on the problem: > > > > > >> BTW: Is 192.168.1.101 possibly a host behind your firewall??? > > > > > > Yes, 192.168.1.101 is the IP address that I maintain for my Linux > > > computer, which houses my Web and e-mail (sendmail) servers. My > > > firewall, which is an integral part of my Linksys router > > for my home > > > network, I set up through Port Forwarding to send all port > > 25, 80 and > > > 110 queries to this computer. > > > > As I suspected. Please note that DNS queries require udp and > > tcp port 53 to be port forwarded. You don't mention these > > ports above. > > O.K., I hadn't set port 53 to be forwarded to 192.168.1.101, > but I changed that but still any e-mail sent to me is > bouncing. BTW, by saying "these ports" in your question > above, did you mean that there's a separate port number for > udp? All I saw on my router's configuration screen was that > port 53 was for "DNS." Just a follow-up: I've discovered on my Linksys router/firewall configurator that on the line where I selected port 53 to be forwarded to 192.168.1.1., there's a drop-down menu under the column heading "Protocol" that offers three options: the default "Both" and also "TCP" and "UDP." So I guess this answers my question above, i.e. I should keep it there as "Both." Ed McCorduck Department of English State University of New York College at Cortland http://mccorduck.cortland.edu ICQ: http://mccorduck.cortland.edu/pager AIM: EdMcCorduck -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
