Well BIND 8.22 does not exist. If you mean BIND 8.2.2 you should upgrade see the following for why. http://www.isc.org/products/BIND/bind-security.html Others have dealt with the DHCP question. Mark -- Mark Andrews, Nominum Inc. 1 Seymour St., Dundas Valley, NSW 2117, Australia PHONE: +61 2 9871 4742 INTERNET: Mark.Andrews at nominum.com