I know that I risk being accused of posting off-topic, but the masters of the DNS universe all seem to hang at this watering hole, so here goes. Obviously, many, if not most DNS servers are either located publicly, or in some form of DMZ. However, there are likely a great number behind NAT devices (Disclosure: I have one that *should* presently be serving internal queries at one of my SMB-sized customers). Looking around for statements from Netgear and Linksys, I could not find a single comment put forth by either regarding their position on addressing the rewriting of ports on outbound DNS queries. Would it not be nearly as important to push these vendors to address this issue in their firmware in a public and timely manner (as in, 'last month'), as it has been to upgrade DNS servers? Would these vendors not respond more quickly to pressure from high profile industry persons than from home users posting to unread support forums? Is this already happening behind the scenes? Who is best qualified to lead such an initiative?
Sincerely, Steven Stromer
