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    How to mix local DNS and normal DNS servers without breaking everything?

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      Nuvini
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      Hi,

      I have the following set up:
      DNS1: 109.235.51.12
      DNS2: 78.138.97.33
      ^The above works.
      Once I add a third, 192.168.1.113 - it breaks. It can no longer do DNS lookups, not even with a dig from the pfsense console, only if I do it directly (@109.235.51.12)
      I use 192.168.1.113 only for local lookups, so it doesn't recurse. How can I get it to work the way I want it to?

      Thanks,

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        phil.davis
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        Remove 192.168.1.113 from the main DNS list.
        In DNS Forwarder, add a domain override for your internal domain name (e.g. mydomain.localdomain), pointing to 192.168.1.113 - then DNS forwarder will send queries for names ending in "mydomain.localdomain" to 192.168.1.113 and all other queries out to the ordinary DNS servers you have defined.

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          Nuvini
          last edited by

          Got it! Thanks, Phil.

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