[lug] logger entry for punching hole for nameserver

[D. Stimits]

charles at lunarmedia.net wrote:
> 
> logger: punching nameserver 207.229.143.2 through the firewall
> 
> i just recently built a box that acts as firewall of sorts/nat. it
> receives its public address via dhcp from my cable modem provider.
> is this log entry normal? why exactly is a "hole" being punched through
> the firewall?
> i have a default outbound policy set to ALLOW and my inbound are strict,
> but still allow for packets with a source of tcp/udp 53.
> 
> thanks -charles
> 

I haven't seen it before. What kernel version is it? I wonder if it is
maybe something new with 2.4.x iptables. A search on google for
"punching nameserver" didn't get anything.

D. Stimits, stimits at idcomm.com