Can't connect to DNS servers -- Firewall prob?

[C KH]

I have 2 computers on a network -- one freebsd 4.7 and one slackware linux.

The slackware linux box is able to connect to the DNS servers no problem, so I know it's not a problem with my ISP.

My FreeBSD 4.7 box is unable to contact either primary or secondary nameservers.

I have explicitly added these rules to my /etc/rc.firewall:

$fwcmd add allow udp from 66.135.144.2 53 to $oip
$fwcmd add allow udp from 66.135.128.68 53 to $oip
$fwcmd add allow tcp from 66.135.144.2 53 to $oip
$fwcmd add allow tcp from 66.135.128.68 53 to $oip

(where $oip is my external IP address).

Another possibly related thing is that on bootup, my server hangs indefinitely as the initializing "hostname" part. I need to hard break it with CTRL+C to continue bootup.

Any ideas? I don't know how to tell if this is a larger problem with my server configuration or somethign to do with a firewall rule. Suggestions appreciated.

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