>DNS lookups default to using 53/udp, and only use 53/tcp for zone >transfers. could it be 53/udp is being lost/blocked between this host >and your ns1 ? Unfortunately that is a common misconception. Tcp is used far more often than "only" as stated such as for size of request exceeding udp response size etc... Bottom line is both ports are needed, not just for zone xfers. jlc _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos