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      itsignas
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      @KOM:

      Next test: on your client, set DNS manually to 212.59.8.8 and try again.  BTW you can embed images directly into your posts here without having to upload them to some 3rd-party site and then link to them.

      Same :/

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      • KOMK
        KOM
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        So bizarre.  Try this.  On your XP client, run a Command Prompt.  Type nslookup and press enter.  Type server 212.59.8.8 and press enter.  Type youtube.com and press enter.  What happens?  When I try it here, your 212.59.8.8 DNS server times out, but that might be because I'm not on their network.  Does it time out for you too?  If so, type server 8.8.8.8 and press enter.  Type youtube.com and press enter.  What happens?

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          itsignas
          last edited by

          @KOM:

          So bizarre.  Try this.  On your XP client, run a Command Prompt.  Type nslookup and press enter.  Type server 212.59.8.8 and press enter.  Type youtube.com and press enter.  What happens?  When I try it here, your 212.59.8.8 DNS server times out, but that might be because I'm not on their network.  Does it time out for you too?  If so, type server 8.8.8.8 and press enter.  Type youtube.com and press enter.  What happens?

          Mhmm. That's weird. Attaching photos.
          Second is from my other lan (OPT1)

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          • KOMK
            KOM
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            OK now we're getting somewhere.  The one that work sis using pfSense as its DNS.  In pfSense, are you using the Forwarder or Resolver?  Look under Services at each one and see which one is enabled.  For the one that's enabled, what do you have set for Networks Interfaces / Interfaces?

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              itsignas
              last edited by

              @KOM:

              OK now we're getting somewhere.  The one that work sis using pfSense as its DNS.  In pfSense, are you using the Forwarder or Resolver?  Look under Services at each one and see which one is enabled.  For the one that's enabled, what do you have set for Networks Interfaces / Interfaces?

              Here it is.

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              • KOMK
                KOM
                last edited by

                OK, run nslookup again and this time type server 192.168.3.1 then try to resolve youtube.com.  What happens?

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                  itsignas
                  last edited by

                  @KOM:

                  OK, run nslookup again and this time type server 192.168.3.1 then try to resolve youtube.com.  What happens?

                  Here

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                  • KOMK
                    KOM
                    last edited by

                    OK.  I'm not sure why your pfSense LAN IP is 192.168.1.1, but you can resolve hosts via 192.168.1.254.  Can you take a new screen of your pfSense console view (the one that lists the NICs and the menu showing options form 0 to 15)?

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                      itsignas
                      last edited by

                      @KOM:

                      OK.  I'm not sure why your pfSense LAN IP is 192.168.1.1, but you can resolve hosts via 192.168.1.254.  Can you take a new screen of your pfSense console view (the one that lists the NICs and the menu showing options form 0 to 15)?

                      Alright

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                      • KOMK
                        KOM
                        last edited by

                        My mistake, you weren't resolving use 192.168.1.254.  Your OPT1 link was resolving using 212.59.8.8.  So why can't LAN resolve using the same DNS server?  I'm starting to run out of ideas here.  It should just work.

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                          itsignas
                          last edited by

                          @KOM:

                          My mistake, you weren't resolving use 192.168.1.254.  Your OPT1 link was resolving using 212.59.8.8.  So why can't LAN resolve using the same DNS server?  I'm starting to run out of ideas here.  It should just work.

                          That's the problem. Im just thinking that esxi is overriding dns server?

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                          • KOMK
                            KOM
                            last edited by

                            No, that has nothing to do with it.  Usually, your public link to your ISP is a 100 Mbit connection , and LAN connections are Gigabit.  In your case though, your public is Gigabit and LAN is 100 Mbit.  I'm wondering if you have your vSwitches defined incorrectly.  Pull the plug on your cable to your ISP and then check which interface in vi-client shows as being disconnected.

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                              itsignas
                              last edited by

                              @KOM:

                              No, that has nothing to do with it.  Usually, your public link to your ISP is a 100 Mbit connection , and LAN connections are Gigabit.  In your case though, your public is Gigabit and LAN is 100 Mbit.  I'm wondering if you have your vSwitches defined incorrectly.  Pull the plug on your cable to your ISP and then check which interface in vi-client shows as being disconnected.

                              Well yes, my win xp machine is netbook, so it have only 100mbit connection, don't support gigabit.

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                              • KOMK
                                KOM
                                last edited by

                                I'm talking about your ESXi host.  ESXi seems to have Gigabit to your ISP and OPT1, but 100 Mbit to LAN.  That is unusual.  You don't have your XP laptop connected directly into the ESXi host, do you?  It should be plugged into a switch that is also plugged into ESXi, unless you're using a crossover cable.

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                                  itsignas
                                  last edited by

                                  @KOM:

                                  I'm talking about your ESXi host.  ESXi seems to have Gigabit to your ISP and OPT1, but 100 Mbit to LAN.  That is unusual.  You don't have your XP laptop connected directly into the ESXi host, do you?  It should be plugged into a switch that is also plugged into ESXi, unless you're using a crossover cable.

                                  Actually I do…

                                  OPT1 goes to my switch which is connected to the my pc, which works okay.
                                  But LAN doesn't as we trying to figure it out few hours now.

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                                  • KOMK
                                    KOM
                                    last edited by

                                    I'm getting confused.  Your XP PC was on LAN, I thought, since that is the one that can't resolve IP addresses.  Maybe you could draw me a simple network diagram to show what is connected where?

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                                      itsignas
                                      last edited by

                                      @KOM:

                                      I'm getting confused.  Your XP PC was on LAN, I thought, since that is the one that can't resolve IP addresses.  Maybe you could draw me a simple network diagram to show what is connected where?

                                      Okay, im not great at these things, i'll attach photo too.

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                                      • KOMK
                                        KOM
                                        last edited by

                                        If I'm understanding this diagram, you have your WinXP box plugged directly into your ESXi hosts's network port?  That won't work.

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                                          itsignas
                                          last edited by

                                          @KOM:

                                          If I'm understanding this diagram, you have your WinXP box plugged directly into your ESXi hosts's network port?  That won't work.

                                          Well, but I can access esxi management and pfSense from it. That problem with dns, that we are having here

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                                          • KOMK
                                            KOM
                                            last edited by

                                            Unless the cable you're using is a crossover cable, it shouldn't work at all and I don't understand why it's working as much as it is.  Do you have access to another switch or hub that you could put between ESXi and WinXP?  Otherwise I'm out of ideas.

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