dialup problem

[Mark.Andrews at nominum.com]

> Hi all,
> 
> I'am using named 8.2 on a Linux server,

	First of all upgrade to at least 8.2.3.

> When I start named (rcnamed start) I 
> get no
> errors at all, but when named is started it starts dialing my IPS, the log sa
> y:
> 
> 192.168.2.1 dialing 195.121.1.34 udp 1024 -> 52

	This is named priming its cache (and the packet will be to port 53).
> 
> in my named.conf I have forward only and forwarders { 195.121.1.34; }
> 
> Can sombody tell me what UDP means because I can not trace why named is
> dialing my IPS.

	Because it needs to know the list of root nameservers.

	Mark
> 
> Thanks for any help, or suggestions.
> 
> Rgds
> 
> Wil
> 
> 
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