What are these entries in the log file - " query: . IN NS +"?

[Tony Toews [MVP]]

Noel Butler <noel.butler at ausics.net> wrote:

>> How do I know I'm not answering those?
>> 
>
>Since your on win, I can't help you, but whatever your packet monitor
>is, see if you are replying to their requests, even with a REFUSED
>response.

Thanks, I'll take a look using WireShark.

>> >It's a forged request asking you to participate in a DDoS thats been
>> >going on since last Wedensday,
>> >it's best if you firewall off your replies to those IP's so you don't
>> >participate in harming the innocent victims.
>> 
>> I doubt the current firewall, the one built into Windows 2003 Server, is capable of
>> blocking specific IP addresses but I'll check.
>
>In that case maybe on your router? Apply a inbound request from them on
>port 53 udp only, that way you wont affect real traffic (hopefully)
>it does seemed to have died off dramatically here now.

We don't have a router in place.  The Win 2003 box is directly attached to the
Internet.   

Tony
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