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Date:      Thu, 27 Nov 1997 23:07:12 -0800 (PST)
From:      Javier Henderson <javier@kjsl.com>
To:        Kwoody <kwoody@citytel.net>
Cc:        freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   What lives on port 53?
Message-ID:  <199711280707.XAA16739@kjsl.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.971127223912.5809A-100000@mybsd.net>
References:  <Pine.BSF.3.91.971127223912.5809A-100000@mybsd.net>

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Kwoody writes:
 > 
 > Been trying to figure out what is causing ppp -auto to dial out. After 
 > getting the dns worked out(i think) I see in my ppp.log file that its
 > my 95 box calling across via UDP from port 137 (specail to windows, read 
 > about it a while back...to do with Samba?) at any rate its goint to my 
 > ISP's main box on port 53.
 > 
 > Now what lives there such that my win95 box would attempt to contact it?

	DNS.

-jav






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