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    DNS and DHCP -> using different domains for each network - Bug #1819 - $150

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      wollems @snow
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      still not working... i have several sub-domains on my vlans and need a working reverse-lookup.. right now reverse-lookup returns general domain-name from settings..

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        dkyyz @wollems
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        @wollems

        +1 here.... I just want to have a subdomain for my VLAN, and even specified in the DHCP, it still only resolve as the primary domain in general setting.

        I checked /var/dhcpd/etc/dhcpd.conf, it has my subdomain specified under the subnet group.

        [ADDED]

        I just tested by specifying a static IP/MAC mapping with the subdomain. Doing nslookup now report correctly...

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          scsirob
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          • No go in 2.6, old guy still hoping for a solution
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            andrewcz
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            I wonder what that $150 should be now after inflation šŸ¤”

            Either way, also not having any luck with this. I'd love to see this as it'd be a big boon to treating servers as cattle rather than pets, which DHCP enables. and appropriately accessing servers that need interfaces in multiple networks for network segmentation.

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              bingo600
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              Since ISC-DHCP Server is EOL , i'd not expect Netgate to spend a lot of time o adapt it to "multi domains".
              The "obvious" replacement would be ISC KEA, and probably what Netgate would implement in a future release.

              Maybe they'll look at "multi domain", when implementing the new DHCP server.

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                johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @andrewcz
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                @andrewcz said in DNS and DHCP -> using different domains for each network - Bug #1819 - $150:

                servers that need interfaces in multiple networks for network segmentation.

                That is almost always a bad idea. Unless this other network on the multihomed server is just a SAN network.

                Servers with legs in multiple segments pretty much defeat the whole purpose of firewall between your segments.

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                  MrManor @bingo600
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                  @bingo600 said in DNS and DHCP -> using different domains for each network - Bug #1819 - $150:

                  Maybe they'll look at "multi domain", when implementing the new DHCP server.

                  I hope that it taken into consideration when ISC-DHCP is replaced. ISC-DHCP in it self, has been able to handle multiple domain all the time.
                  Anyway, all my SG-1100 boxes are nearing end off life to, so I maybe I should look into alternatives.

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                    MrManor @johnpoz
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                    @johnpoz said in DNS and DHCP -> using different domains for each network - Bug #1819 - $150:

                    That is almost always a bad idea. Unless this other network on the multihomed server is just a SAN network.

                    Well I see several relevant use cases:

                    • subdomains: Say in a branch office you would like to name technical equipment in one subdomain, office PC's in another and public guest equipment in another.
                    • multi DMZ: if I have a duplicates of webserver and database in small dmz zones, I think it is convenient to have names reflecting there purpose, like wwww.somesite.dk, db.somesite.dk and in another zone www.anothersite.net and db.anothersite.net
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                      johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @MrManor
                      last edited by johnpoz

                      @MrManor Not saying subdomains are a bad idea.. What I was saying is a bad idea is multihoming some box.

                      If I have network A for servers, and network B for user pcs.. Why for example would my server have an interface in both A and B. This leads to asymmetrical traffic flow. And you pretty much makes any rules you put on the firewall between networks A and B useless.

                      You can for sure have different subdomains for your different networks.

                      Here I have entries on my different interfaces in pfsense - so I can just easy do a ptr query and know what "network" that is by my naming of them..

                      $ dig -x 192.168.9.253 +short
                      sg4860.local.lan.
                      
                      $ dig -x 192.168.3.253 +short         
                      sg4860.dmz.local.lan.                 
                      
                      $ dig -x 192.168.2.253 +short         
                      sg4860.wlan.local.lan.                
                      

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                      Even if the pc uses the 192.168.1.x address to talk to the server, since the server has a leg in 192.168.2 he would answer via that connection it would be asymmetrical

                      And since the server has an IP in 192.168.2 - the pc can just talk directly to the server without going through pfsense and bypass any firewall rules you might have set, etc..

                      Multihoming devices - unless you know exactly what you are doing can lead to all kinds of problems. It normally should really be avoided..

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                        MrManor @johnpoz
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                        @johnpoz I agree on that, but multihoming is not why I have been supporting this tread. I would just like the subdomain/multible domain dns update to work.

                        I would like to use dhcp to assign ip to my servers, and subsequently update dns (I admit I have not testet lately, but I still don't think dhcp/dns update allows for more that one domain).

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