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port 53

denvermtn
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Why do I get udp sessions built to port 53 telnet. We regularly get Syslog messages that indicate people inside the firewall are having telnet sessions to the outside. Here is a sample debug message.

built udp connection for faddr a.a.a.a/23 gaddr b.b.b.b/34746 laddr c.c.c.c/1617

a.a.a.a is the next hop address. b.b.b.b is the global address we advertise. c.c.c.c is the internal address.

When I check, this activity is just internet surfing to common sites.

We are running Webtrends software to analyze our debug messages on a 515 firewall. Global translation to pat is used (b.b.b.b).

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mike-banks
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Port 53 is used for DNS request. So if someone is surfing the internet you will see udp request to port 53.