RE: [TCLUG:16042] Source port 137, destination port 53?

[Smith Jeremy <jrsmit2@uswest.com>]

>I started to use ACL lists in BIND 8 and I am seeing request from machines
>with a source port 137 and a destination port 53.

>Is this some horky Windows thing of trying to request DNS service under
>netbios?

That's exactly what it is.  Those are the two ports that WINS talks on.
Either someone is trying to send you WINS names or get WINS names from you.

Jer