> Then i see something really weird:
>
> UDP:  Source port = 1070
> UDP:  Destination port = 53 (DNS)
> UDP:  Length = 52 
> UDP:  Checksum = B67F 
> UDP:  
> DNS:  ----- DNS:   -----
> DNS:  
> DNS:  "\0\4\1\0\0\1\0\0\0\0\0\0\23my_very_good_friend\6domain\0\0\1\0\1"

[hex dump removed]

> my_very_good_friend ?????> 
>
> anybody have a hint on this one?

Check your /etc/hosts.equiv file.

Thorsten
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