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To: Kwoody <kwoody@citytel.net>
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Subject: What lives on port 53?
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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