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    DNS server from pppoe does not work with 2.0.2

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    • jimpJ
      jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
      last edited by

      I don't know. I didn't specifically test pppoe on mine at home with 2.0.2.

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        Bentrax
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        Hi,
        I am having the same issue with 2.0.2. I switched my slice mack to 2.0.1. Nothing else changed in config. pfSense is not getting the DNS servers from the PPPoE connection…

        Regards,
        Alexander

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          slu
          last edited by

          Alexander, did you have one or more pppoe connections?

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          • jimpJ
            jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
            last edited by

            Do you have anything showing up in /var/etc/nameserver_* ?

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              slu
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              [2.0.2-RELEASE][user@pfsense]/var/etc(7): ls -l | grep nameserver
              [2.0.2-RELEASE][user@pfsense]/var/etc(8):
              

              No such file.

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                Bentrax
                last edited by

                @slu: only one connection

                @jimp: I didn't look in that file, I only locked at the interface status page and there was only 127.0.0.1 the local host as DNS. May the content of that file be different, then I will switch slices again and have a look…

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                • jimpJ
                  jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
                  last edited by

                  Install the System Patches package, then fetch/apply this patch to see if it helps:

                  Name: ppp_dns_fix
                  URL: http://files.nyi.pfsense.org/jimp/patches/ppp_dns_fix_202.patch
                  Path Strip Count: 1
                  Base: /
                  Ignore Whitespace: [X]

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                    Bentrax
                    last edited by

                    Sorry not enough time atm to play around… maybe slu can test...

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                      slu
                      last edited by

                      @jimp:

                      Install the System Patches package, then fetch/apply this patch to see if it helps:

                      Name: ppp_dns_fix
                      URL: http://files.nyi.pfsense.org/jimp/patches/ppp_dns_fix_202.patch
                      Path Strip Count: 1
                      Base: /
                      Ignore Whitespace: [X]

                      [2.0.2-RELEASE][user@pfsense]/var/etc(13): ls -l | grep nameserver
                      -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel    32 Dec 21 20:29 nameserver_pppoe0
                      -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel    32 Dec 21 20:29 nameserver_pppoe1
                      -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel    32 Dec 21 20:29 nameserver_pppoe2
                      [2.0.2-RELEASE][user@pfsense]/var/etc(14):
                      

                      Thank you very much, it work now!
                      Pfsense 2.0.3 release now?

                      I must remove the patch before I upgrade to the next version? How to handle it?

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                      • jimpJ
                        jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
                        last edited by

                        The patch won't reapply itself so it's safe to keep as-is.

                        There may need to be a 2.0.3, hard to tell just yet.

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                          slu
                          last edited by

                          @jimp:

                          There may need to be a 2.0.3, hard to tell just yet.

                          It is dangerous to upgrade a remote pfsense with pppoe wan connection to 2.0.2, the system can not reconnect without dns server to my openvpn server.

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                          • jimpJ
                            jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
                            last edited by

                            Only if you have not manually defined DNS servers.

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                              Bentrax
                              last edited by

                              So the solution for me is to note the DNS servers now, then switch slices, enter the DNS server manually, install the package and the patch (think I can't without DNS, won't find the servers), then remove the manual DNS servers?

                              I think I'll wait for the next maintenance release…

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                              • jimpJ
                                jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
                                last edited by

                                Or just define custom DNS servers (like 8.8.8.8 8.8.4.4) and don't use the ones from PPPoE.

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                                • chpalmerC
                                  chpalmer
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                                  Yep-  I did the upgrade at my office remotely and had no problems. I had defined dns so did not run into this.

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                                    timur_dav
                                    last edited by

                                    Run into the same problem while doing remote update… Had to specify DNS servers manually. I want to see release without need to patch. Expecting quick 2.0.3

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                                      shenrich
                                      last edited by

                                      Had the same problem. The patch solved it. Due to the possibility of locking yourself out when doing the patch remotely, I would prefer a version 2.0.3 of the upgrade too.

                                      Thanks for the great work

                                      Sebastian

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                                      • jimpJ
                                        jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
                                        last edited by

                                        There likely will be a 2.0.3 but it may not be immediately, in case someone finds a similar bug in the next few days we don't want to end up having a 2.0.4 so soon either :-)

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                                          Supermule Banned
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                                          Does it matter??? In the end? It seems that the current pace of releases is way behind the base OS. So that could be a way to speed it up?

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                                          • jimpJ
                                            jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
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                                            No, changing the base OS is a huge undertaking. It's not that simple, and has nothing to do with point/bug releases. The base OS will move to FreeBSD 8.3 with pfSense 2.1, and for 2.2 it will move to 9.x. If you want to get a newer base OS, then the shortest path is to help get 2.1 out the door. :-)

                                            If we released 2.0.3 today the only fix would be the PPP DNS issue. Which would be OK, I'd just be worried that another bug would surface in the next few days and we'd just have to turn right back around again and redo the whole release process (which isn't quick/easy) three times in a week (and one with a major Holiday in it, no less).

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