Hi all, I am running bind9-9.1.3-197 on a SuSE 8.0 professional box [with 2.4.19-4GB kernel] I looked at my logs as there was a lot of activity going to this machine when it isn't running any real services at the moment [I have forwarded a port or two to it from the gateway/firewall machine, for things like Mutella and a Web Server, but they aren't running atm] I have included a part of the log below. Should I be concerned, or is it just "flies off an elephants back" ;o) Thank you for your time, Jon Apr 9 14:44:20 mail /usr/sbin/named[739]: lame server on 'usns.dacom.co.kr' (in 'dacom.co.kr'?): 211.216.50.150#53 Apr 9 14:44:21 mail /usr/sbin/named[739]: lame server on '6.8.93.219.in-addr.arpa' (in '93.219.in-addr.arpa'?): 202.188.0.132#53 [repeated 4 times] Apr 9 14:44:25 mail /usr/sbin/named[739]: lame server on '3.125.99.151.in-addr.arpa' (in '125.99.151.in-addr.arpa'?): 151.99.250.2#53 Apr 9 14:44:32 mail /usr/sbin/named[739]: lame server on '154.99.32.208.in-addr.arpa' (in '99.32.208.in-addr.arpa'?): 208.32.99.21#53 Apr 9 14:44:32 mail /usr/sbin/named[739]: lame server on 'dns.texinet.net' (in 'texinet.net'?): 208.32.99.21#53 Apr 9 14:44:32 mail /usr/sbin/named[739]: lame server on 'ns1.texinet.net' (in 'texinet.net'?): 208.32.99.21#53 Apr 9 14:44:36 mail /usr/sbin/named[739]: lame server on '84.41.44.202.in-addr.arpa' (in '41.44.202.in-addr.arpa'?): 202.44.202.3#53 Apr 9 14:44:36 mail /usr/sbin/named[739]: lame server on '125.119.19.200.in-addr.arpa' (in '119.19.200.in-addr.arpa'?): 143.106.2.37#53 Apr 9 14:44:42 mail /usr/sbin/named[739]: lame server on '29.32.44.202.in-addr.arpa' (in '32.44.202.in-addr.arpa'?): 202.44.202.3#53 Apr 9 14:44:45 mail /usr/sbin/named[739]: lame server on 'aau.dk' (in 'aau.dk'?): 129.142.6.64#53 Apr 9 14:44:45 mail /usr/sbin/named[739]: lame server on '115.160.179.66.in-addr.arpa' (in '160.179.66.in-addr.arpa'?): 216.183.96.120#53 Apr 9 14:44:45 mail /usr/sbin/named[739]: lame server on '115.160.179.66.in-addr.arpa' (in '160.179.66.in-addr.arpa'?): 66.179.160.115#53 Apr 9 14:44:45 mail /usr/sbin/named[739]: lame server on '115.160.179.66.in-addr.arpa' (in '160.179.66.in-addr.arpa'?): 66.179.112.115#53 Apr 9 14:44:46 mail /usr/sbin/named[739]: lame server on '212.122.114.64.in-addr.arpa' (in '212.122.114.64.in-addr.arpa'?): 204.174.65.1#53 Apr 9 14:44:46 mail /usr/sbin/named[739]: lame server on 'CS4.CS.AIT.AC.TH' (in 'cs.AIT.ac.th'?): 203.159.0.1#53 Apr 9 14:44:46 mail /usr/sbin/named[739]: lame server on '115.160.179.66.in-addr.arpa' (in '160.179.66.in-addr.arpa'?): 216.183.96.120#53 Apr 9 14:44:46 mail /usr/sbin/named[739]: lame server on '212.122.114.64.in-addr.arpa' (in '212.122.114.64.in-addr.arpa'?): 204.174.64.1#53 Apr 9 14:44:46 mail /usr/sbin/named[739]: lame server on '115.160.179.66.in-addr.arpa' (in '160.179.66.in-addr.arpa'?): 66.179.160.115#53 Apr 9 14:44:46 mail /usr/sbin/named[739]: lame server on '212.122.114.64.in-addr.arpa' (in '212.122.114.64.in-addr.arpa'?): 204.174.65.1#53 Apr 9 14:44:46 mail /usr/sbin/named[739]: lame server on '115.160.179.66.in-addr.arpa' (in '160.179.66.in-addr.arpa'?): 66.179.112.115#53 Apr 9 14:44:46 mail /usr/sbin/named[739]: lame server on '212.122.114.64.in-addr.arpa' (in '212.122.114.64.in-addr.arpa'?): 204.174.64.1#53 Apr 9 14:44:50 mail /usr/sbin/named[739]: lame server on 'ns.dknet.dk' (in 'dknet.dk'?): 130.225.96.3#53 Apr 9 14:44:54 mail /usr/sbin/named[739]: lame server on 'ns.transpac.net' (in 'transpac.net'?): 194.52.1.10#53 [Repeated 4 times] Apr 9 14:44:56 mail /usr/sbin/named[739]: lame server on '65.69.179.193.in-addr.arpa' (in '179.193.in-addr.arpa'?): 192.16.202.11#53 Apr 9 14:44:57 mail /usr/sbin/named[739]: lame server on 'ns.transpac.net' (in 'transpac.net'?): 194.52.1.10#53 Apr 9 14:44:57 mail /usr/sbin/named[739]: lame server on 'ns.transpac.net' (in 'transpac.net'?): 194.52.237.242#53 Apr 9 14:45:05 mail /usr/sbin/named[739]: lame server on '12.1.85.193.in-addr.arpa' (in '85.193.in-addr.arpa'?): 192.16.202.11#53 Apr 9 14:45:05 mail /usr/sbin/named[739]: lame server on '50.3.85.193.in-addr.arpa' (in '85.193.in-addr.arpa'?): 192.16.202.11#53