# Weird traffic to .local addresses

**URL:** <https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/weird-traffic-to-local-addresses/8357>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [March 28, 2018, 6:19pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/weird-traffic-to-local-addresses/8357 "2018-03-28T18:19:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![dosch](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/dosch/32/784_2.png) [@dosch](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/dosch)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2018, 6:19pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/weird-traffic-to-local-addresses/8357/1 "2018-03-28T18:19:07Z")

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Hey, I finally used the long term analytics. And I saw a weird spike in my traffin back in January.

 ![07](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/uploads/default/original/2X/e/e486013676517dc6fcb020d4cf92be2b0627d92f.png)  
When I zoomed in on the date, I saw that an iMac in the network was asking for many many many .local addresses with weird names.

 ![48](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/uploads/default/original/2X/9/9d50cffcfe48db96fa95b094a31850dc5e9a5936.png)

Anyone seen this before? Any idea what it might be? I have not seen it since...

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**Author:** ![DanSchaper](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/danschaper/32/91_2.png) [@DanSchaper](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/DanSchaper)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2018, 6:30pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/weird-traffic-to-local-addresses/8357/2 "2018-03-28T18:30:35Z")

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Google Chrome will throw out random domains to check connectivity. I think there's a FAQ about it here somewhere, but I just can't find it right now.

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**Author:** ![mibere](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/mibere/32/18057_2.png) [@mibere](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/mibere)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2018, 6:54pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/weird-traffic-to-local-addresses/8357/3 "2018-03-28T18:54:03Z")

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Quite possible Dan is right. My Chrome checked for updates...

 ![00](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/uploads/default/original/2X/e/eeeff280e2761484b1371b8d343059f32be53757.png)

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**Author:** ![DL6ER](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/dl6er/32/281_2.png) [@DL6ER](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/DL6ER)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2018, 7:01pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/weird-traffic-to-local-addresses/8357/4 "2018-03-28T19:01:23Z")

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Searched "random domain" and found this in the FAQ 🙂

> [@Why do I see domains with random characters (such as yfjmdpisrvyrnq) in my query log?](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/why-do-i-see-domains-with-random-characters-such-as-yfjmdpisrvyrnq-in-my-query-log/3440):
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> This behavior is something that Chrome does. You may see domains in your log such as 2017-30-22T15:18:51 A yfjmdpisrvyrnq localhost(127.0.0.1) OK 2017-30-22T15:18:51 A attxnwheeeuiad localhost(127.0.0.1) OK 2017-30-22T15:18:47 A nskywzjbpj localhost(127.0.0.1) OK 2017-30-22T15:18:45 A jlkjfxgwhpn localhost(127.0.0.1) OK 2017-30-22T15:18:45 A qumdgakndpowoga localhost(127.0.0.1) OK 2017-30-22T15:18:35 A wbjdzyaplucvpcl localhost(127.0.0.1) OK A Chrome web browser reaches out to r…

However, your spike seems extraordinarily high...