if i do host from server here is tcp dump Code: tcpdump: listening on enp2s0, link-type EN10MB (Ethernet), capture size 1500 bytes 12:58:47.184513 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 57655, offset 0, flags [none], proto UDP (17), length 59) 192.168.100.100.46675 > 178.18.44.142.53: 388+ A? aloraprim.com. (31) 12:58:47.184935 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 63, id 57655, offset 0, flags [none], proto UDP (17), length 59) 178.18.44.142.46675 > 192.168.100.100.53: 388+ A? aloraprim.com. (31) 12:58:47.185112 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 57656, offset 0, flags [none], proto UDP (17), length 143) 192.168.100.100.53 > 178.18.44.142.46675: 388*- 1/2/2 aloraprim.com. A 178.18.44.142 (115) 12:58:47.185292 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 63, id 57656, offset 0, flags [none], proto UDP (17), length 143) 178.18.44.142.53 > 192.168.100.100.46675: 388*- 1/2/2 aloraprim.com. A 178.18.44.142 (115) 12:58:47.185509 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 57657, offset 0, flags [none], proto UDP (17), length 59) 192.168.100.100.44061 > 178.18.44.142.53: 55791+ AAAA? aloraprim.com. (31) 12:58:47.185703 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 63, id 57657, offset 0, flags [none], proto UDP (17), length 59) 178.18.44.142.44061 > 192.168.100.100.53: 55791+ AAAA? aloraprim.com. (31) 12:58:47.185827 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 57658, offset 0, flags [none], proto UDP (17), length 119) 192.168.100.100.53 > 178.18.44.142.44061: 55791*- 0/1/0 (91) 12:58:47.186064 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 63, id 57658, offset 0, flags [none], proto UDP (17), length 119) 178.18.44.142.53 > 192.168.100.100.44061: 55791*- 0/1/0 (91) 12:58:47.186345 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 57659, offset 0, flags [none], proto UDP (17), length 59) 192.168.100.100.49666 > 178.18.44.142.53: 62722+ MX? aloraprim.com. (31) 12:58:47.186534 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 63, id 57659, offset 0, flags [none], proto UDP (17), length 59) 178.18.44.142.49666 > 192.168.100.100.53: 62722+ MX? aloraprim.com. (31) 12:58:47.186625 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 57660, offset 0, flags [none], proto UDP (17), length 257) 192.168.100.100.53 > 178.18.44.142.49666: 62722*- 5/2/2 aloraprim.com. MX aspmx.l.google.com. 10, aloraprim.com. MX aspmx2.googlemail.com. 40, aloraprim.com. MX aspmx3.googlemail.com. 50, aloraprim.com. MX alt1.aspmx.l.google.com. 20, aloraprim.com. MX alt2.aspmx.l.google.com. 30 (229) 12:58:47.186781 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 63, id 57660, offset 0, flags [none], proto UDP (17), length 257) 178.18.44.142.53 > 192.168.100.100.49666: 62722*- 5/2/2 aloraprim.com. MX aspmx.l.google.com. 10, aloraprim.com. MX aspmx2.googlemail.com. 40, aloraprim.com. MX aspmx3.googlemail.com. 50, aloraprim.com. MX alt1.aspmx.l.google.com. 20, aloraprim.com. MX alt2.aspmx.l.google.com. 30 (229) And if i do same host command from outer world on machine that calls host i see Code: host -v aloraprim.com 178.18.44.142 Trying "aloraprim.com" ;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached In server tcp dump i see Code: tcpdump -n -s 1500 udp and port 53 -v tcpdump: listening on enp2s0, link-type EN10MB (Ethernet), capture size 1500 bytes 13:00:07.980208 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 24261, offset 0, flags [DF], proto UDP (17), length 85) 192.168.100.100.46999 > 8.8.4.4.53: 49033+ [1au] SRV? _http._tcp.ppa.launchpad.net. (57) 13:00:07.980334 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 26228, offset 0, flags [DF], proto UDP (17), length 89) 192.168.100.100.37797 > 8.8.4.4.53: 19748+ [1au] SRV? _http._tcp.md.archive.ubuntu.com. (61) 13:00:08.024825 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 123, id 3461, offset 0, flags [none], proto UDP (17), length 149) 8.8.4.4.53 > 192.168.100.100.46999: 49033 NXDomain 0/1/1 (121) 13:00:08.024892 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 24262, offset 0, flags [DF], proto UDP (17), length 74) 192.168.100.100.46999 > 8.8.4.4.53: 49033+ SRV? _http._tcp.ppa.launchpad.net. (46) 13:00:08.038700 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 60, id 26504, offset 0, flags [none], proto UDP (17), length 150) 8.8.4.4.53 > 192.168.100.100.37797: 19748 NXDomain 0/1/1 (122) 13:00:08.038762 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 26229, offset 0, flags [DF], proto UDP (17), length 78) 192.168.100.100.37797 > 8.8.4.4.53: 19748+ SRV? _http._tcp.md.archive.ubuntu.com. (50) 13:00:08.068976 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 123, id 29505, offset 0, flags [none], proto UDP (17), length 138) 8.8.4.4.53 > 192.168.100.100.46999: 49033 NXDomain 0/1/0 (110) 13:00:08.069628 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 60329, offset 0, flags [DF], proto UDP (17), length 74) 192.168.100.100.55400 > 8.8.4.4.53: 10823+ [1au] A? ppa.launchpad.net. (46) 13:00:08.069766 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 40632, offset 0, flags [DF], proto UDP (17), length 74) 192.168.100.100.38526 > 8.8.4.4.53: 54354+ [1au] AAAA? ppa.launchpad.net. (46) 13:00:08.080570 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 60, id 48703, offset 0, flags [none], proto UDP (17), length 139) 8.8.4.4.53 > 192.168.100.100.37797: 19748 NXDomain 0/1/0 (111) 13:00:08.081184 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 12631, offset 0, flags [DF], proto UDP (17), length 78) 192.168.100.100.53720 > 8.8.4.4.53: 38850+ [1au] A? md.archive.ubuntu.com. (50) 13:00:08.081325 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 47684, offset 0, flags [DF], proto UDP (17), length 78) 192.168.100.100.58483 > 8.8.4.4.53: 46516+ [1au] AAAA? md.archive.ubuntu.com. (50) 13:00:08.108023 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 60, id 29059, offset 0, flags [none], proto UDP (17), length 90) 8.8.4.4.53 > 192.168.100.100.55400: 10823 1/0/1 ppa.launchpad.net. A 185.125.190.80 (62) 13:00:08.108356 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 123, id 17064, offset 0, flags [none], proto UDP (17), length 102) 8.8.4.4.53 > 192.168.100.100.38526: 54354 1/0/1 ppa.launchpad.net. AAAA 2620:2d:4000:1::81 (74) 13:00:08.117567 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 123, id 26747, offset 0, flags [none], proto UDP (17), length 138) 8.8.4.4.53 > 192.168.100.100.58483: 46516 2/0/1 md.archive.ubuntu.com. CNAME mirror.as43289.net., mirror.as43289.net. AAAA 2a00:1dc0::f00d (110) 13:00:08.136066 IP (tos 0x0, ttl 60, id 62865, offset 0, flags [none], proto UDP (17), length 126) 8.8.4.4.53 > 192.168.100.100.53720: 38850 2/0/1 md.archive.ubuntu.com. CNAME mirror.as43289.net., mirror.as43289.net. A 178.17.160.48 (98)
Yes they forwarded same as it was with http port and admin panel ports , basically i have mappings on router for all ports that hosting uses
Other ports forwarding are normally just TCP but he was asking you whether you forwarded port 53 UDP as well.