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      Antibiotic @The Party of Hell No
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      @The-Party-of-Hell-No Sorry I do not use forwarding

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        Antibiotic @The Party of Hell No
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          Antibiotic @The Party of Hell No
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            The Party of Hell No @Antibiotic
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            @Antibiotic
            In my use of vpn services they all require forwarding, be turned on - as in turning on forwarding in the DNS resolver - there is a checkbox. In the outgoing interfaces, if you are running a vpn like Mullvad you should only highlight the vpn gateways and the local dns server. if the WAN is checked this will cause the dns leakage because your isp will see your dns requests. you want the dns requests to go out through the encrypted VPN tunnel.

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              viragomann @Antibiotic
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              @Antibiotic
              Without stating a DNS server in the general setup, you cannot enable DNS forwarding.

              Anyway, I saw a thread here, where an ISP blocked the DNS root servers.
              Also the ISP can redirect DNS request to any server he wants, as long as you do not DNS over TLS upstream requests.
              You can try this, however.

              Search for DoT servers and enter some into the general settings with their host names.
              The host names are essential to get sure, that you're connected to the correct server (verifying the SSL cert).

              In the DNS resolver you have to enable the query forwarding + SSL and disable DNSSEC.

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                Antibiotic @The Party of Hell No
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                @The-Party-of-Hell-No If set outgoing interface to lpcal and mullvad in dns resolver internet not working at all

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                  johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @Antibiotic
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                  @Antibiotic said in DNS and ISP provider:

                  trying to understand how they are doing this, if me do not use them DNS

                  because they most likely are intercepting.. Its not difficult, there is a guide on how to do it on pfsense.. Do you not think isp could do such a simple thing.

                  Quick test just do the dig test to 1.2.3.4, if you get an answer your dns is being intercepting

                  [23.09.1-RELEASE][admin@sg4860.home.arpa]/root: dig @1.2.3.4 www.cnn.com
                  ;; communications error to 1.2.3.4#53: timed out
                  ;; communications error to 1.2.3.4#53: timed out
                  ;; communications error to 1.2.3.4#53: timed out
                  
                  ; <<>> DiG 9.18.16 <<>> @1.2.3.4 www.cnn.com
                  ; (1 server found)
                  ;; global options: +cmd
                  ;; no servers could be reached
                  
                  [23.09.1-RELEASE][admin@sg4860.home.arpa]/root:
                  

                  If you get a response your being intercepted, there multiple other ways to check, maybe they only intercept specific dns? etc.. but if you get an answer to that query its a smoking gun that upstream of where you doing the query from interception of dns is happening.

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                    Antibiotic @viragomann
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                    @viragomann Did

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                    But only work than , when this rules disable:

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                    WHY?

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                      Antibiotic @johnpoz
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                      @johnpoz OK, than what to do?

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                        Antibiotic @johnpoz
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                        @johnpoz said in DNS and ISP provider:

                        there is a guide on how to do it on pfsense

                        Could you please give a link? Because did not found any here

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                          The Party of Hell No @Antibiotic
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                          @Antibiotic
                          Outgoing Network Interfaces - you still have the WAN highlighted. I don't know if you have the mullvad Interface highlighted. Only the VPN interfaces should be highlighted. Sorry I was calling them gateways should have been using the corrrect terminology - interfaces.

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                            Antibiotic @The Party of Hell No
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                            @The-Party-of-Hell-No Yea but me using vpn only for one interface also using other interface without vpn. But anyway after did forwarding to mullvad dns in general setting and set tls over dns. Outgoing IN DNS RESOLVER set to only local Inernet start working.

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                              The Party of Hell No @Antibiotic
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                              @Antibiotic
                              You are making progress - I have to post my own difficulties with DNS so I can try and resolve my own thinking.

                              There are ways to make multiple openvpn interfaces and I am sure Mullvad allows this. If it is wireguard you can do that also - just not as easy.

                              When I made multiple openvpn interfaces I copied the first interface and just changed the "Server Host or Address" to another server provided by the vpn service and save.

                              Another thing if you want to use both mullvad DNS servers - in case one goes down - just add it as another DNS server. The only time you run into problems if you try to send it out the same gateway. if you do not specify a gateway it will allow you to add the second.

                              Not sure if this is correct - I wait to be corrected, By only selecting the pfsense dns server 127.0.0.1 if it cannot resolve there is no higher DNS server to refer to.

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                                Antibiotic @viragomann
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                                @viragomann said in DNS and ISP provider:

                                Anyway, I saw a thread here, where an ISP blocked the DNS root servers

                                Oh, this is answer for blocking, i think

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                                  Antibiotic @The Party of Hell No
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                                  @The-Party-of-Hell-No said in DNS and ISP provider:

                                  There are ways to make multiple openvpn interfaces

                                  What the reason? Like a back up server in case main is felt down? But in this case you need all time to make new route to this gateway again?

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                                    johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @Antibiotic
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                                    @Antibiotic yeah you can create failover, vpn is just another wan interface as far as pfsense is concerned. So yeah if you loose connectivity to a specific pop you could use another one you have setup.

                                    https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/multiwan/load-balance-and-failover.html

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                                      Antibiotic @The Party of Hell No
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                                      @The-Party-of-Hell-No said in DNS and ISP provider:

                                      Another thing if you want to use both mullvad DNS servers - in case one goes down - just add it as another DNS server

                                      They are use anycast, only one is ok. If he is going down the next one close to your location will use!

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                                        Antibiotic @johnpoz
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                                        @johnpoz So, I have 3 Nic's and two of them use VPN interface and one use WAN interface. This setting will correct?

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                                        or How to setup only failover for VPN only inetfaces?
                                        adjust WAN to never? But in this case will WAN interface even use for non VPN nic?

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                                          johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @Antibiotic
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                                          @Antibiotic of the top of my head no that wouldn't be right.. If your going to policy route out some vpn connection(s) those would be your gateway group you setup.. Your normal wan would not be in that group.

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                                            Antibiotic @johnpoz
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                                            @johnpoz Misunderstanding, WAN should not appear in group or should set to never?In case set up failover for OpenVPN and second question this spare VPN gateway will route auto, because me set NAT gateway and LAN gateway to first VPN gateway?

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