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redrebel

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Re: Kerio Personall Firewall v2.1.5 & KB951748? Kerio forum?

I'm one of the minority that still uses KPF v2.1.5 (desktop and laptop) and yes when I installed the dreaded KB951748 it knocked out IE and Firefox for me. Looking at my logs it was using highports for DNS resolution. I had it specifically set to only use the range of 1024-5000. Made the change to allow highports (1024-65535) and it works fine (desktop only).
On the laptop I said forget it and uninstalled the patch and will wait to figure out what happens next.


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said by redrebel See Profile :

I'm one of the minority that still uses KPF v2.1.5 (desktop and laptop) and yes when I installed the dreaded KB951748 it knocked out IE and Firefox for me. Looking at my logs it was using highports for DNS resolution. I had it specifically set to only use the range of 1024-5000. Made the change to allow highports (1024-65535) and it works fine (desktop only).
On the laptop I said forget it and uninstalled the patch and will wait to figure out what happens next.
Hmm, DNS? I wonder if Explorer is calling out even though I use hosts and my old Netgear RT311 router (firmware from 2002 or so). I do use LAN file sharing with a Linux/Debian box (Samba). What's the rule called for this DNS resolution?
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Curiosity

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said by redrebel See Profile :

I'm one of the minority that still uses KPF v2.1.5 (desktop and laptop) and yes when I installed the dreaded KB951748 it knocked out IE and Firefox for me. Looking at my logs it was using highports for DNS resolution. I had it specifically set to only use the range of 1024-5000. Made the change to allow highports (1024-65535) and it works fine (desktop only).
Why is changing the local port range going to make DNS more secure? What is the idea behind that?


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said by Curiosity See Profile :

Why is changing the local port range going to make DNS more secure? What is the idea behind that?
Try doing a Google or Yahoo! search for DNS spoofing and you will find a lot of answers to your question. Here is a sample link from such a search, I hope some of the results you get will match your technical knowledge level, since I don't know exactly how high or low to shoot.

From SANS Internet Storm Center: Multiple Vendors DNS Spoofing Vulnerability
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said by redrebel See Profile :

I'm one of the minority that still uses KPF v2.1.5 (desktop and laptop)
You aren't the "only" one

This plus BlitzenZeus See Profile's ruleset work well for me..multiple browsers..

No issues as yet
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