It depends on the setup. I thought his setup would include a DMZ (other subnet) that is filtered by the firewall. +----------------+ +-----------+ Internet -------| Firewall Box |-----| Local Net | +----------------+ +-----------+ | | +----------------+ | DMZ (DNS) | +----------------+ This way if you have box trying to access the DNS from Local Net has to be NATted through Firewall, hence the IP address (name) of the firewall in DNS. -> -----Original Message----- -> From: Eden Li [mailto:eden.li@asu.edu] -> Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2001 10:03 AM -> To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us -> Subject: Re: Bind errors -> -> -> Actually, unless NAT is configured to do so.. the source IP -> address should -> stay the same, so any outside IPs should be logged as trying -> to do zone -> transfers. Besides, zone transfers should only occur -> between primary and -> secondary DNS servers, it should not be a re-occuring thing -> as Mike is -> experiencing. -> -> From: "Furmanek, Greg" -> | I guess that sounds like an option. -> | -> | If you NATing connection in your firewall the -> | bind box will see only the firewall IP therefore -> | it will think it is doing zone transfer. -> -> -> ________________________________________________ -> See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your -> mail doesn't post to the list quickly and you use Netscape -> to write mail. -> -> Plug-discuss mailing list - Plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us -> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss ->