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    How to setup a Host Override

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      jimfreeze @johnpoz
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      @johnpoz As far as I can tell, pfsense is getting the 192.168.1.254 resolver when it gets its address via DHCP from the ATT modem.

      I have unchecked "Allow DNS server list to be overridden by DHCP/PPP on WAN" from the general setup.

      Still getting a failure on DNS lookup.

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        johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @jimfreeze
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        @jimfreeze well is unbound even running? Pfsense name would what it resolves too out of the box..

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          jimfreeze @johnpoz
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          @johnpoz I don't think unbound is running.

          I went ahead and set up a Host Override for that domain.

          Thank you for all the help.

          Jim

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            johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @jimfreeze
            last edited by johnpoz

            @jimfreeze said in How to setup a Host Override:

            I don't think unbound is running.

            Then host overrides wouldn't be working either..

            Do you have unbound listening on localhost? or All?

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              jimfreeze @johnpoz
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              @johnpoz I'm not seeing unbound in the web GUI, but it has a process on the box.

              unbound 84523   0.0  0.3  65236 28860  -  Ss   14:40      0:00.90 /usr/local/sbin/unbound -c /var/unbound/unbound.conf
              
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                johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @jimfreeze
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                @jimfreeze go to status services do you see it running?

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                  jimfreeze @johnpoz
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                  @johnpoz Ahh, yes, thank you. It is running.

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                    johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @jimfreeze
                    last edited by johnpoz

                    @jimfreeze well then it should timeout after 800 some ms.. for pfsense name.. Its right there in the file.. See mine sg4860.local.lan

                    shouldbetop.jpg

                    Again will ask - is it listening on all or if not all atleast has localhost (127.0.0.1) listed

                    listen.jpg

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                      jimfreeze @johnpoz
                      last edited by

                      @johnpoz It appears to be listening on all.

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                        Uglybrian
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                        Hi, I am not sure but maybe you need to clear your state table.

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                          jimfreeze @Uglybrian
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                          @uglybrian Hmmm. I reset the state table, and same result.

                          % ping pfsense.lan
                          ping: cannot resolve pfsense.lan: Unknown host
                          
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                            johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @jimfreeze
                            last edited by johnpoz

                            @jimfreeze why would you think .lan would work, you were using .local or home.arpa

                            What does your /etc/hosts file have in it?

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                              jimfreeze @johnpoz
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                              @johnpoz I haven't added anything to /etc/hosts.

                              Is home.arpa special in some way?

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                                Uglybrian
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                                It’s your host name and domain. So pfsense.home.arpa

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                                  johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @jimfreeze
                                  last edited by johnpoz

                                  @jimfreeze home.arpa is the new standard use local domain.

                                  https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc8375
                                  Special-Use Domain 'home.arpa.'

                                  And yes not exactly sure what exact version of pfsense moved to it vs .localdomain.. But from your previous post that is what you showed as your pfsense name and domain.. pfsense.home.arpa

                                  I kept meaning to move to it from my local.lan - but have a lot certs I have created using local.lan in them, and just haven't bothered to switch yet.

                                  I haven't added anything to /etc/hosts.

                                  Please show it like I did - this will show us what pfsense fqdn should be and any host overrides, etc. you have created. I just snipped mine because I have a lot of stuff in there and was just wanting to what my sg4860.local.lan is listed in there from my general page setup.

                                  BTW - are you using pfblocker? And have something odd setup there? But pfsense from the diag host lookup should for sure be able to lookup its own name ;)

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                                    jimfreeze @johnpoz
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                                    @johnpoz Thank you. That's great information.

                                    /etc/hosts looks standard to me.

                                    % cat /etc/hosts
                                    ##
                                    # Host Database
                                    #
                                    # localhost is used to configure the loopback interface
                                    # when the system is booting.  Do not change this entry.
                                    ##
                                    127.0.0.1	localhost
                                    255.255.255.255	broadcasthost
                                    ::1             localhost
                                    
                                    127.0.0.1	local.host
                                    

                                    I installed pfblocker a few hours ago. I just did the basic install.

                                    And, it still doesn't seem to be able to find the home.arpa domain.

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                                      johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @jimfreeze
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                                      @jimfreeze that doesn't look like pfsense hosts file..

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                                        jimfreeze @johnpoz
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                                        @johnpoz Looking at the link you set, should the domain setting under general setup be home.arpa. and not home.arpa?

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                                          johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @jimfreeze
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                                          @jimfreeze dude that is not your pfsense hosts file..

                                          Here

                                          pfsensehosts.jpg

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                                            jimfreeze @johnpoz
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                                            @johnpoz Hey, sorry about that. I saw your post and responded, but it didn't go through.

                                            cat /etc/hosts
                                            127.0.0.1	localhost localhost.home.arpa
                                            ::1	localhost localhost.home.arpa
                                            

                                            BTW, I'm not sure how this setup has changed, but it NOW recognizes pfsense.home.arpa, without a host override.

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