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QRadar: How to Reduce the Quantity of Reverse DNS Lookup Events

Troubleshooting


Problem

If a local name server (Bind) is in use on the same network as QRadar, reverse DNS queries can be sent to QRadar to confirm IP and hostname relationships.
If the local IP addresses for QRadar Managed Hosts are not included in PTR records on the local name server, the Operating System of the QRadar host might not be able to respond to the Bind server. If these incidents happen frequently, then the QRadar monitoring engine may receive a high number of unwanted events for unsuccessful reverse lookups. The excessive volume of these kinds of events might have an impact on your license and they are counted as all the other events.

Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
30 June 2023

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ibm10884544