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    • M
      markn62
      last edited by

      Yes, as I commented, I do have the Lan IP in general, dns. Is this no longer required now that Unbound is integrated from a package as the dns resolver? I have a couple hundred entries so I prefer not to use the GUI override, would be time consuming. I ran the drill command and it resolved from the Lan IP but would not reverse lookup when using localhost.  I have no Dns addy's in Dhcp Server Lan.  With your setup can you resolve from a Lan client to PfSense Lan IP?  I'm running an external syslog server on the Lan subnet and it resolves ok and is pointed to the Lan Ip.

      So the settings should be;
      General Dns = no entry
      Dhcp Server Dns = no entry
      Dns Resolver, Network Interfaces = localhost + Lan or just localhost?

      2.2-RELEASE][admin@pfsense.host]/root: drill Davidson.host ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, rcode: NOERROR, id: 6902 ;; flags: qr aa rd ra ; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0 ;; QUESTION SECTION:
      ;; Davidson.host.      IN      A

      ;; ANSWER SECTION:
      Davidson.host. 3600    IN      A      192.168.150.152

      ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:

      ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:

      ;; Query time: 0 msec
      ;; SERVER: 192.168.2.1
      ;; WHEN: Fri Feb 20 14:17:26 2015
      ;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 48
      [2.2-RELEASE][admin@pfsense.host]/root: drill -x 192.168.150.152 ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, rcode: NXDOMAIN, id: 56723 ;; flags: qr aa rd ra ; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0 ;; QUESTION SECTION:
      ;; 152.150.168.192.in-addr.arpa.        IN      PTR

      ;; ANSWER SECTION:

      ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
      168.192.in-addr.arpa.  10800  IN      SOA    localhost. nobody.invalid. 1 3600 1200 604800 10800

      ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:

      ;; Query time: 0 msec
      ;; SERVER: 127.0.0.1
      ;; WHEN: Fri Feb 20 14:17:38 2015
      ;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 105

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      • M
        markn62
        last edited by

        I took the General, Dns entry out and left all else the same.  The drill command is now reporting the Server is 127.0.0.1.  Resolver is working fine. Still don't know why drill -x IpAddy doesn't produce a reverse lookup, no answer.  Btw, how can you get DHCP Static IP's into the DNS Resolver?  Do they have to be duplicated in the resolver's advanced settings?

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        • johnpozJ
          johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
          last edited by

          Yes you need your resolve to listen on both your lan and localhost - if you want people on the lan to be able to query it.

          So this record davidson.host - is it in the forwarders section or advanced?

          So I put the record in advanced section and

          [2.2-RELEASE][root@pfSense.local.lan]/root: drill testadv.lan
          ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, rcode: NOERROR, id: 16194
          ;; flags: qr aa rd ra ; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0
          ;; QUESTION SECTION:
          ;; testadv.lan. IN      A

          ;; ANSWER SECTION:
          testadv.lan.    10800  IN      A      1.2.3.4

          ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:

          ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:

          ;; Query time: 1 msec
          ;; SERVER: 127.0.0.1
          ;; WHEN: Sat Feb 21 05:36:25 2015
          ;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 45

          [2.2-RELEASE][root@pfSense.local.lan]/root: drill -x 1.2.3.4
          ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, rcode: NXDOMAIN, id: 42347
          ;; flags: qr rd ra ; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0
          ;; QUESTION SECTION:
          ;; 4.3.2.1.in-addr.arpa.        IN      PTR

          ;; ANSWER SECTION:

          ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
          1.in-addr.arpa. 172797  IN      SOA    ns1.apnic.net. read-txt-record-of-zone-first-dns-admin.apnic.net. 5114 7200 1800 604800 172800

          ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:

          ;; Query time: 1 msec
          ;; SERVER: 127.0.0.1
          ;; WHEN: Sat Feb 21 05:37:10 2015
          ;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 127

          If I put it in forwarders..

          [2.2-RELEASE][root@pfSense.local.lan]/root: drill -x 1.2.3.4
          ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, rcode: NOERROR, id: 61473
          ;; flags: qr aa rd ra ; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0
          ;; QUESTION SECTION:
          ;; 4.3.2.1.in-addr.arpa.        IN      PTR

          ;; ANSWER SECTION:
          4.3.2.1.in-addr.arpa.  3600    IN      PTR    testadv.lan.

          ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:

          ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:

          ;; Query time: 0 msec
          ;; SERVER: 127.0.0.1
          ;; WHEN: Sat Feb 21 05:38:21 2015
          ;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 63
          [2.2-RELEASE][root@pfSense.local.lan]/root:

          If your going to use advanced, and you want PTR then you will have to put them in - they are not auto created like when using the actual over ride gui section.

          As to statics – they are in automatically if you check to put them in there..  Do you have a NAME on them?  See they don't even have to be fully qualified

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          • M
            markn62
            last edited by

            @johnpoz:

            So this record davidson.host - is it in the forwarders section or advanced?

            Record davidson.host is in the advanced section.  I don't use the forwarder.

            @johnpoz:

            As to statics – they are in automatically if you check to put them in there..  Do you have a NAME on them?  See they don't even have to be fully qualified

            Check what to put them in? I've entered a hostname in each DHCP Static Mapping entry but no domain name.  However, they don't resolve.

            I really appreciate all your help on this John.  Got nearly everything DNS related working well.

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            • johnpozJ
              johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
              last edited by

              my bad not the forwarders section.. The host over rides section..

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              • M
                markn62
                last edited by

                Guess I'll just duplicate each DHCP Static Mapping entry into resolver, advanced if there is no setting to populate the resolver with them automatically. Thanks again.

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                • johnpozJ
                  johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
                  last edited by

                  What?  Why would you have to to duplicate anything?

                  If you have a static entry your done.  Show me your static entry that does not resolve?

                  If your using advanced instead of the over rides then there will not be a PTR, unless you do it like I did.

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                  • M
                    markn62
                    last edited by

                    Get nothing with drill.

                    [2.2-RELEASE][admin@pfsense.host]/root: drill Surveillance.host
                    ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, rcode: NXDOMAIN, id: 60456
                    ;; flags: qr rd ra ; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0
                    ;; QUESTION SECTION:
                    ;; Surveillance.host.  IN      A

                    ;; ANSWER SECTION:

                    ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
                    .      39672  IN      SOA    a.host-servers.net. nstld.verisign-grs.com. 2015022200 1800 900 604800 86400

                    ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:

                    ;; Query time: 0 msec
                    ;; SERVER: 127.0.0.1
                    ;; WHEN: Sun Feb 22 10:39:57 2015
                    ;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 111
                    [2.2-RELEASE][admin@pfsense.host]/root: drill Iomega.host
                    ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, rcode: NXDOMAIN, id: 49827
                    ;; flags: qr rd ra ; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0
                    ;; QUESTION SECTION:
                    ;; Iomega.host.        IN      A

                    ;; ANSWER SECTION:

                    ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
                    .      39664  IN      SOA    a.host-servers.net. nstld.verisign-grs.com. 2015022200 1800 900 604800 86400

                    ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:

                    ;; Query time: 44 msec
                    ;; SERVER: 127.0.0.1
                    ;; WHEN: Sun Feb 22 10:40:05 2015
                    ;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 105
                    [2.2-RELEASE][admin@pfsense.host]/root: drill EdgeNas.host
                    ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, rcode: NXDOMAIN, id: 60301
                    ;; flags: qr rd ra ; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 0
                    ;; QUESTION SECTION:
                    ;; EdgeNas.host.      IN      A

                    ;; ANSWER SECTION:

                    ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
                    .      39654  IN      SOA    a.host-servers.net. nstld.verisign-grs.com. 2015022200 1800 900 604800 86400

                    ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:

                    ;; Query time: 0 msec
                    ;; SERVER: 127.0.0.1
                    ;; WHEN: Sun Feb 22 10:40:15 2015
                    ;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 106
                    [2.2-RELEASE][admin@pfsense.host]/root:

                    Hit and miss with ping.

                    C:>ping Surveillance

                    Pinging Surveillance [192.168.2.100] with 32 bytes of data:

                    Reply from 192.168.2.100: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64
                    Reply from 192.168.2.100: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64
                    Reply from 192.168.2.100: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64
                    Reply from 192.168.2.100: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64

                    Ping statistics for 192.168.2.100:
                        Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
                    Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
                        Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms

                    C:>ping IomegaNas
                    Ping request could not find host IomegaNas. Please check the name and try again.

                    C:>ping EdgeNas

                    Pinging EdgeNas [192.168.2.112] with 32 bytes of data:

                    Reply from 192.168.2.112: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64
                    Reply from 192.168.2.112: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64
                    Reply from 192.168.2.112: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64
                    Reply from 192.168.2.112: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64

                    Ping statistics for 192.168.2.112:
                        Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
                    Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
                        Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms

                    C:>

                    Get nothing with the PfSense GUI Ping command either.

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                    • johnpozJ
                      johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
                      last edited by

                      And where are you putting these .host records?  In the advanced section?  OR the over rides? This really is just click..

                      And your not getting nothing back, your getting NX.. As to ping your prob broadcasting for netbios name since your not putting in FQDN.

                      So see attached.  Keep in mind if your using resolver you have to put the over rides in the resolver section, if you put them in the forwarder section not going to work.  If your using advanced and you want PTR to work you have to create actual PTR.  It is MUCH easier to use over rides vs advanced section.  Only use the advanced section if you have to load up a lot of records or doing something fancy like a MX record or cname, etc.

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                      • M
                        markn62
                        last edited by

                        Only using the Advanced section because I'm only using the Resolver.  I am using the Advanced section because I have over 200 entries.

                        What I'm discovering is I can drill to any host.domain entry if they're in the DHCP Server Lan static mappings or if they're in the Resolver, Advanced section.  The problem is that the syslog server I have running on the Lan subnet, that's pointed to x.x.2.1 (the Lan Gw), resolves all host.domain entries unless they are in the Lan subnet.  All addresses in the nine subnets handled by the System Gateways resolve fine.

                        So I'm trying to figure out why the resolver reveals all host.domain Ip's if drilled I presume via the resolvers address of 127.0.0.1 fine. But via the Lan1 gw x.x.20.x or x.x.30.x. etc. resolves fine but anything x.x.2.x doesn't.

                        Hope this clarifies the issue.
                        It's the only remaining resolver problem I haven't been able to figure out.

                        This might be a clue though. My syslog handles the 2.x subnet differently than the 20.x and other subnets.  The former is by dhcpd and doesn't resolve.  The latter is by dnsmasq and does resolve.

                        2015-02-22 13:44:44 Local7.Info pfsense Feb 22 13:44:44 dhcpd: DHCPACK to 192.168.2.103(unresolved) (d4:3d:3e:4b:af:5d) via igb2
                        2015-02-22 13:45:25 Daemon.Info AP7 Feb 22 13:45:25 dnsmasq[1071]: DHCPACK(ath0) 192.168.70.113(J_Brubaker) 00:27:19:5e:ba:61 J_Brubaker

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                        • johnpozJ
                          johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
                          last edited by

                          What??

                          Make sno sense..

                          So you have your resolver (unbound) on pfsense listening on all its interfaces.. And they resolve just fine on pfsense localhost (127.0.0.1) and the other interfaces like 20.x and 30.x – and why are you using x here?  ARe these not rfc1918?

                          So you have another box your syslog server that is not resolving a PTR for 192.168.2.103??  Does pfsense resolve this PTR?

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                            markn62
                            last edited by

                            I finally got this sorted out.  In an obscure location the syslog server revealed that DNS lookup is disabled in their basic package, the pro version is needed.  Or a separate static host file can be pre-loaded.  So for now I reformatted the host file for the syslog server to load and all private IP's are being resolved by both PfSense internally and the external syslog server. Yes, all privates are RFC1918. By 20.x I mean 192.168.20.x.

                            Whew!  Glad this is resolved, pun intended.  Been working off and on for weeks trying to get this going. Thanks again John for all your help.

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