Re: [squid-users] high level udp port

----- Original Message -----
From: "robert" <berzerke@swbell.net>
To: "Colin Campbell" <sgcccdc@citec.qld.gov.au>
Cc: <squid-users@squid-cache.org>
Sent: Monday, May 21, 2001 11:35 PM
Subject: Re: [squid-users] high level udp port

> On Monday 21 May 2001 01:36, Colin Campbell wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > On Mon, 21 May 2001, robert wrote:
> > > While checking for listening ports (using netstat), I noticed the
squid
> > > process has opened a udp port at 32771. To be sure, I restarted
squid
> > > and it reopened a udp port, this time at 32773. Why is it opening
this
> > > port, and how do I close it (assuming I want to)?
> >
> > Only guessing but it's probably for DNS.
> >
> > Colin
>
> I don't think it's DNS. This is a listening port. You don't need a
> listening port to do DNS queries (unless I'm badly mistaken).

Your badly mistake. For UDP queries you need one writing port and one
reading port. I haven't checked the source here, but I suspect Colin is
correct.

Rob
Received on Mon May 21 2001 - 07:45:29 MDT