
Chapter 8 – Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
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Q19. Does SOCKS handle UDP?
A19.
SOCKS V5 does, SOCKS V4 does not. NEC's SOCKS V5 Reference Implementation includes a socksified
archie client program that is a UDP application.
Q20. How does SOCKS interact with DNS?
A20.
For SOCKS version 4.2 and earlier, SOCKS V4 clients MUST resolve local and Internet host IP addresses.
Configure DNS so that the SOCKS clients' resolver can resolve the addresses. Multiple DNS servers require
special arrangements.
For the extended SOCKS version 4.3, SOCKS V4 clients can pass the unresolved addresses to the SOCKS V4
extended servers for resolution.
For SOCKS V5, the clients can pass unresolved host names to SOCKS V5 servers to resolve. SOCKS will work
if the SOCKS V5 client or SOCKS V5 servers can resolve a host.
Q21. What is a single-homed and multi-homed firewall?
A21.
A multi-homed firewall has multiple network interfaces and does not forward packets. Single-homed firewalls
have one network interface card. You would use a single-homed firewall with a choke router that filters packets
not originating from the SOCKS server.
Q22. Is there an RFC for SOCKS?
A22.
There is no official RFC for Version 4 of the protocol. There are two documents describing Version 4: SOCKS
V4 protocol and extension to SOCKS V4 protocol. There are three RFCs for SOCKS V5 related protocols:
RFC1928 - Describes SOCKS Version 5 protocol, also known as Authenticated Firewall Traversal (AFT).
RFC1929 - Describes Username/Password authentication for SOCKS V5.
RFC1961 - Describes GSS-API authentication for SOCKS V5
Q23. Why does the password echo when I run RFTP?
A23.
The password only echoes for anonymous ftp. This is considered a feature.
Q24. What causes the log message
incompatible version number: 71
?
A24.
Socks displays this log message when someone tries to use the SOCKS server as an HTTP proxy. ASCII code
71 is the letter "G", the first letter of an HTTP/1.0 request.
Q25. Can the RouteFinder manage a full duplex 100M bps line.
A25.
The Ethernet ports do support 10/100M bps half-duplex and full duplex lines. The RouteFinder automatically
detects the line.