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    • C Offline
      Chrismallia
      last edited by

      I flushed it but same problem I did nslookup in cmd

      C:\Users\Chris>nslookup 212.56.128.204
      Server:  pfSense.localdomain
      Address:  192.168.0.1

      DNS request timed out.
          timeout was 2 seconds.
      *** Request to pfSense.localdomain timed-out

      C:\Users\Chris>nslookup melita.com
      Server:  pfSense.localdomain
      Address:  192.168.0.1

      *** pfSense.localdomain can't find melita.com: Server failed

      I am sure it is not my machines/devices as  using google dns on the machines or replacing pfsense with a different router  solves it

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      • C Offline
        Chrismallia
        last edited by

        Ping from the pfsense box works  Diagnostics/ping

        PING melita.com (212.56.128.204): 56 data bytes
        64 bytes from 212.56.128.204: icmp_seq=0 ttl=60 time=9.888 ms
        64 bytes from 212.56.128.204: icmp_seq=1 ttl=60 time=11.754 ms
        64 bytes from 212.56.128.204: icmp_seq=2 ttl=60 time=16.079 ms

        –- melita.com ping statistics ---
        3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0.0% packet loss
        round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 9.888/12.574/16.079/2.593 ms

        The problems looks between the pfsense and devices communication

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        • johnpozJ Online
          johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
          last edited by

          C:\Users\Chris>nslookup melita.com
          Server:  pfSense.localdomain
          Address:  192.168.0.1

          *** pfSense.localdomain can't find melita.com: Server failed

          Yeah sure looks like your having a issue resolving it.. Do you have pfsense using itself for dns??  Or do you have it using something else??  Thought you said your dns query for it worked??  From that you first got a timeout, pfsense was trying to resolve??  Then you get back serv failed..  Which normally means could not talk to the NS it..  So is psfense using itself, ie this will use resolver out of the box in resolver mode and pfsense asking the resolver for stuff it wants to resolve.

          nslookup is not as good at helping debug dns issues as dig is.  What I would suggest you do is install dig on your windows box, or use linux with dig or drill and do a trace..  This will talk to the roots and walk down the tree just like unbound does in resolver mode.  This should tell you where there is an issue.

          so example..

          
          > dig +trace +nodnssec melita.com
          
          ; <<>> DiG 9.11.0-P1 <<>> +trace +nodnssec melita.com
          ;; global options: +cmd
          .                       494382  IN      NS      j.root-servers.net.
          .                       494382  IN      NS      m.root-servers.net.
          .                       494382  IN      NS      a.root-servers.net.
          .                       494382  IN      NS      c.root-servers.net.
          .                       494382  IN      NS      e.root-servers.net.
          .                       494382  IN      NS      d.root-servers.net.
          .                       494382  IN      NS      k.root-servers.net.
          .                       494382  IN      NS      h.root-servers.net.
          .                       494382  IN      NS      f.root-servers.net.
          .                       494382  IN      NS      i.root-servers.net.
          .                       494382  IN      NS      b.root-servers.net.
          .                       494382  IN      NS      l.root-servers.net.
          .                       494382  IN      NS      g.root-servers.net.
          ;; Received 239 bytes from 192.168.9.253#53(192.168.9.253) in 0 ms
          
          com.                    172800  IN      NS      a.gtld-servers.net.
          com.                    172800  IN      NS      b.gtld-servers.net.
          com.                    172800  IN      NS      c.gtld-servers.net.
          com.                    172800  IN      NS      d.gtld-servers.net.
          com.                    172800  IN      NS      e.gtld-servers.net.
          com.                    172800  IN      NS      f.gtld-servers.net.
          com.                    172800  IN      NS      g.gtld-servers.net.
          com.                    172800  IN      NS      h.gtld-servers.net.
          com.                    172800  IN      NS      i.gtld-servers.net.
          com.                    172800  IN      NS      j.gtld-servers.net.
          com.                    172800  IN      NS      k.gtld-servers.net.
          com.                    172800  IN      NS      l.gtld-servers.net.
          com.                    172800  IN      NS      m.gtld-servers.net.
          ;; Received 527 bytes from 192.203.230.10#53(e.root-servers.net) in 15 ms
          
          melita.com.             172800  IN      NS      ns.melitacable.com.
          melita.com.             172800  IN      NS      ns1.melitacable.com.
          ;; Received 118 bytes from 192.55.83.30#53(m.gtld-servers.net) in 124 ms
          
          melita.com.             86400   IN      A       212.56.128.204
          melita.com.             86400   IN      NS      ns1.melitacable.com.
          melita.com.             86400   IN      NS      ns.melitacable.com.
          ;; Received 134 bytes from 212.56.128.132#53(ns.melitacable.com) in 156 ms
          
          

          You see it get roots, ask them for NS for .com, then ask .com NS who is NS for melita.com, then ask one of those NS for for the A record..

          You can just download dig for free as part of bind, then just install the "tools" 
          https://www.isc.org/downloads/

          Or just do it direct from pfsense with drill

          
          [2.3.2-RELEASE][root@pfsense.local.lan]/root: drill -T melita.com
          com.    172800  IN      NS      h.gtld-servers.net.
          com.    172800  IN      NS      l.gtld-servers.net.
          com.    172800  IN      NS      a.gtld-servers.net.
          com.    172800  IN      NS      e.gtld-servers.net.
          com.    172800  IN      NS      f.gtld-servers.net.
          com.    172800  IN      NS      d.gtld-servers.net.
          com.    172800  IN      NS      g.gtld-servers.net.
          com.    172800  IN      NS      j.gtld-servers.net.
          com.    172800  IN      NS      b.gtld-servers.net.
          com.    172800  IN      NS      m.gtld-servers.net.
          com.    172800  IN      NS      k.gtld-servers.net.
          com.    172800  IN      NS      i.gtld-servers.net.
          com.    172800  IN      NS      c.gtld-servers.net.
          melita.com.     172800  IN      NS      ns.melitacable.com.
          melita.com.     172800  IN      NS      ns1.melitacable.com.
          melita.com.     86400   IN      A       212.56.128.204
          melita.com.     86400   IN      NS      ns1.melitacable.com.
          melita.com.     86400   IN      NS      ns.melitacable.com.
          
          

          If it fails - you can u the verbosity with

          drill -T -V 5 melita.com

          pfsensedns.png
          pfsensedns.png_thumb

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          • C Offline
            Chrismallia
            last edited by

            Hi here is the dig

            C:\Users\Chris>dig melita.com

            ; <<>> DiG 9.11.0-P1 <<>> melita.com
            ;; global options: +cmd
            ;; Got answer:
            ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: SERVFAIL, id: 661
            ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1

            ;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
            ; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 4096
            ; COOKIE: 95b8d2028f289628 (echoed)
            ;; QUESTION SECTION:
            ;melita.com.                    IN      A

            ;; Query time: 0 msec
            ;; SERVER: 192.168.0.1#53(192.168.0.1)
            ;; WHEN: Sun Nov 27 16:04:07 W. Europe Standard Time 2016
            ;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 51

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            • johnpozJ Online
              johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
              last edited by

              No this not the dig I showed you.. Do a full trace.. and forget any dnssec stuff.. Maybe that is what is failing for you, which is why lets do it without the dnssec, etc.

              dig +trace +nodnssec melita.com

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                Chrismallia
                last edited by

                :) sorry is this it

                C:\Users\Chris>dig trace nodnssec melita.com

                ; <<>> DiG 9.11.0-P1 <<>> trace nodnssec melita.com
                ;; global options: +cmd
                ;; Got answer:
                ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NXDOMAIN, id: 539
                ;; flags: qr rd ra ad; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 1

                ;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
                ; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 4096
                ;; QUESTION SECTION:
                ;trace.                        IN      A

                ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
                .                      2594    IN      SOA    a.root-servers.net. nstld.verisign-grs.com. 2016112700 1800 900 604800 86400

                ;; Query time: 63 msec
                ;; SERVER: 192.168.0.1#53(192.168.0.1)
                ;; WHEN: Sun Nov 27 16:35:12 W. Europe Standard Time 2016
                ;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 109

                ;; Got answer:
                ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NXDOMAIN, id: 44812
                ;; flags: qr rd ra ad; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 1

                ;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
                ; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 4096
                ;; QUESTION SECTION:
                ;nodnssec.                      IN      A

                ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
                .                      2594    IN      SOA    a.root-servers.net. nstld.verisign-grs.com. 2016112700 1800 900 604800 86400

                ;; Query time: 62 msec
                ;; SERVER: 192.168.0.1#53(192.168.0.1)
                ;; WHEN: Sun Nov 27 16:35:12 W. Europe Standard Time 2016
                ;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 112

                ;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached

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                • johnpozJ Online
                  johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
                  last edited by

                  Dude copy and paste!!  you need the + signs…

                  do you not even read what it outputs

                  ;; QUESTION SECTION:
                  ;trace.                        IN      A

                  Are you hungover or something?  Need a cup of coffee or 3?

                  edit:  Oh your EU time.. Maybe your already started hitting the hooch? ;)

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                    Chrismallia
                    last edited by

                    C:\Users\Chris>dig +trace +nodnssec melita.com

                    ; <<>> DiG 9.11.0-P1 <<>> +trace +nodnssec melita.com
                    ;; global options: +cmd
                    ;; Received 12 bytes from 192.168.0.1#53(192.168.0.1) in 0 ms

                    :) sorry

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                    • johnpozJ Online
                      johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
                      last edited by

                      that is your full output??

                      Is 192.168.0.1 pfsense?  And you have it resolver mode?  It should of atleast given you the root servers..  You got something wrong..

                      Try it with just the +trace option

                      dig +trace melita.com

                      Also dig NS what does that give you back?

                      
                      C:\>dig NS
                      
                      ; <<>> DiG 9.11.0-P1 <<>> NS
                      ;; global options: +cmd
                      ;; Got answer:
                      ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 33584
                      ;; flags: qr rd ra ad; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 13, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1
                      
                      ;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
                      ; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 4096
                      ;; QUESTION SECTION:
                      ;.                              IN      NS
                      
                      ;; ANSWER SECTION:
                      .                       487240  IN      NS      j.root-servers.net.
                      .                       487240  IN      NS      m.root-servers.net.
                      .                       487240  IN      NS      a.root-servers.net.
                      .                       487240  IN      NS      c.root-servers.net.
                      .                       487240  IN      NS      e.root-servers.net.
                      .                       487240  IN      NS      d.root-servers.net.
                      .                       487240  IN      NS      k.root-servers.net.
                      .                       487240  IN      NS      h.root-servers.net.
                      .                       487240  IN      NS      f.root-servers.net.
                      .                       487240  IN      NS      i.root-servers.net.
                      .                       487240  IN      NS      b.root-servers.net.
                      .                       487240  IN      NS      l.root-servers.net.
                      .                       487240  IN      NS      g.root-servers.net.
                      
                      ;; Query time: 0 msec
                      ;; SERVER: 192.168.9.253#53(192.168.9.253)
                      ;; WHEN: Sun Nov 27 09:49:40 Central Standard Time 2016
                      ;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 239
                      
                      

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                      • C Offline
                        Chrismallia
                        last edited by

                        yes 192.168.0.1 is my pfsense and left everything default

                        C:\Users\Chris>dig +trace melita.com

                        ; <<>> DiG 9.11.0-P1 <<>> +trace melita.com
                        ;; global options: +cmd
                        ;; Received 12 bytes from 192.168.0.1#53(192.168.0.1) in 0 ms

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                          Chrismallia
                          last edited by

                          C:\Users\Chris>dig NS

                          ; <<>> DiG 9.11.0-P1 <<>> NS
                          ;; global options: +cmd
                          ;; Got answer:
                          ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 65221
                          ;; flags: qr rd ra ad; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 13, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1

                          ;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
                          ; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 4096
                          ;; QUESTION SECTION:
                          ;.                              IN      NS

                          ;; ANSWER SECTION:
                          .                      512472  IN      NS      l.root-servers.net.
                          .                      512472  IN      NS      h.root-servers.net.
                          .                      512472  IN      NS      d.root-servers.net.
                          .                      512472  IN      NS      f.root-servers.net.
                          .                      512472  IN      NS      m.root-servers.net.
                          .                      512472  IN      NS      a.root-servers.net.
                          .                      512472  IN      NS      b.root-servers.net.
                          .                      512472  IN      NS      j.root-servers.net.
                          .                      512472  IN      NS      k.root-servers.net.
                          .                      512472  IN      NS      i.root-servers.net.
                          .                      512472  IN      NS      c.root-servers.net.
                          .                      512472  IN      NS      e.root-servers.net.
                          .                      512472  IN      NS      g.root-servers.net.

                          ;; Query time: 0 msec
                          ;; SERVER: 192.168.0.1#53(192.168.0.1)
                          ;; WHEN: Sun Nov 27 16:57:10 W. Europe Standard Time 2016
                          ;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 239

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                          • johnpozJ Online
                            johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
                            last edited by

                            WTF???

                            So try the +trace +nodnssec command on some other domain that works..

                            say pfsense.org

                            
                            C:\>dig +trace +nodnssec pfsense.org
                            
                            ; <<>> DiG 9.11.0-P1 <<>> +trace +nodnssec pfsense.org
                            ;; global options: +cmd
                            .                       485772  IN      NS      j.root-servers.net.
                            .                       485772  IN      NS      m.root-servers.net.
                            .                       485772  IN      NS      a.root-servers.net.
                            .                       485772  IN      NS      c.root-servers.net.
                            .                       485772  IN      NS      e.root-servers.net.
                            .                       485772  IN      NS      d.root-servers.net.
                            .                       485772  IN      NS      k.root-servers.net.
                            .                       485772  IN      NS      h.root-servers.net.
                            .                       485772  IN      NS      f.root-servers.net.
                            .                       485772  IN      NS      i.root-servers.net.
                            .                       485772  IN      NS      b.root-servers.net.
                            .                       485772  IN      NS      l.root-servers.net.
                            .                       485772  IN      NS      g.root-servers.net.
                            ;; Received 239 bytes from 192.168.9.253#53(192.168.9.253) in 0 ms
                            
                            org.                    172800  IN      NS      b0.org.afilias-nst.org.
                            org.                    172800  IN      NS      a2.org.afilias-nst.info.
                            org.                    172800  IN      NS      c0.org.afilias-nst.info.
                            org.                    172800  IN      NS      a0.org.afilias-nst.info.
                            org.                    172800  IN      NS      d0.org.afilias-nst.org.
                            org.                    172800  IN      NS      b2.org.afilias-nst.org.
                            ;; Received 442 bytes from 192.33.4.12#53(c.root-servers.net) in 13 ms
                            
                            pfsense.org.            86400   IN      NS      ns1.netgate.com.
                            pfsense.org.            86400   IN      NS      ns2.netgate.com.
                            ;; Received 87 bytes from 199.249.112.1#53(a2.org.afilias-nst.info) in 12 ms
                            
                            pfsense.org.            300     IN      A       208.123.73.69
                            pfsense.org.            300     IN      NS      ns2.netgate.com.
                            pfsense.org.            300     IN      NS      ns1.netgate.com.
                            ;; Received 135 bytes from 192.207.126.6#53(ns1.netgate.com) in 54 ms
                            
                            

                            you didn't put in some domain overrides or anything for this melita.com did you???

                            Ok I was able to duplicate what you saw.. Your ACL is only set to allow vs allow snoop..

                            
                            > dig +trace +nodnssec melita.com
                            
                            ; <<>> DiG 9.11.0-P1 <<>> +trace +nodnssec melita.com
                            ;; global options: +cmd
                            ;; Received 12 bytes from 192.168.9.253#53(192.168.9.253) in 1 ms
                            
                            

                            Go into your unbound acl and change to allow snoop vs allow.. Then try the +trace dig again.

                            acl.jpg_thumb
                            acl.jpg

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                            • C Offline
                              Chrismallia
                              last edited by

                              sorry dude did the acl but same

                              C:\Users\Chris>dig +trace +nodnssec pfsense.org

                              ; <<>> DiG 9.11.0-P1 <<>> +trace +nodnssec pfsense.org
                              ;; global options: +cmd
                              ;; Received 12 bytes from 192.168.0.1#53(192.168.0.1) in 0 ms

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                              • C Offline
                                Chrismallia
                                last edited by

                                I really really thank you for all your time and help. But if it is  getting a headache for you please do not feel obligated in anyway to resolve this for me. Thanks again friend

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                                • C Offline
                                  Chrismallia
                                  last edited by

                                  I disabled resolver and enabled the forwarder, in forwarder  the site resolves and works fine.

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                                  • johnpozJ Online
                                    johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
                                    last edited by

                                    Are you using the ACL??

                                    Did you turn off the auto ones?
                                    Disable Auto-added Access Control

                                    In the advanced section of unbound?

                                    Try the drill command from pfsense directly.. what we are looking for is where it fails in the resolve process for that domain.. Is it talking to their authoritative servers??

                                    You could try that.. do say

                                    
                                    > dig @212.56.128.196 melita.com.
                                    
                                    ; <<>> DiG 9.11.0-P1 <<>> @212.56.128.196 melita.com.
                                    ; (1 server found)
                                    ;; global options: +cmd
                                    ;; Got answer:
                                    ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 33157
                                    ;; flags: qr aa rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 2, ADDITIONAL: 3
                                    ;; WARNING: recursion requested but not available
                                    
                                    ;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
                                    ; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 4096
                                    ;; QUESTION SECTION:
                                    ;melita.com.                    IN      A
                                    
                                    ;; ANSWER SECTION:
                                    melita.com.             86400   IN      A       212.56.128.204
                                    
                                    ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
                                    melita.com.             86400   IN      NS      ns1.melitacable.com.
                                    melita.com.             86400   IN      NS      ns.melitacable.com.
                                    
                                    ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
                                    ns.melitacable.com.     86400   IN      A       212.56.128.132
                                    ns1.melitacable.com.    86400   IN      A       212.56.128.196
                                    
                                    ;; Query time: 158 msec
                                    ;; SERVER: 212.56.128.196#53(212.56.128.196)
                                    ;; WHEN: Sun Nov 27 11:30:00 Central Standard Time 2016
                                    ;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 134
                                    
                                    

                                    Try the other NS if that one fails 212.56.128.196

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                                      Chrismallia
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                                      Hi John sorry  for the delay I will do drill command in pfsense and get back to you  btw yes I disabled the auto ACL in advanced settings

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                                        johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
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                                        if you have a ACL setup correctly then you for sure should be able to get the roots from pfsense and then your dig +trace command should work, or atleast return with the roots, it might fail after that but its shouldn't come back blank like you were seeing.

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                                          Chrismallia
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                                          Is this it

                                          ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, rcode: NOERROR, id: 8444
                                          ;; flags: qr rd ra ; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0
                                          ;; QUESTION SECTION:
                                          ;; melita.com. IN A

                                          ;; ANSWER SECTION:
                                          melita.com. 79580 IN A 212.56.128.204

                                          ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:

                                          ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:

                                          ;; Query time: 12 msec
                                          ;; SERVER: 212.56.129.228
                                          ;; WHEN: Mon Nov 28 18:44:37 2016
                                          ;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 44

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                                            Chrismallia
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                                            when I Disable Auto-added Access Control nothing gets resolved I had to uncheck  it

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