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    • RonpfSR
      RonpfS
      last edited by

      Yes
      This shows that your Windows is using resolver1.opendns.com for DNS resolution.
      Now do dig amoffers.hasoffers.com in    Diagnostics / Command Prompt

      Next check / post  your DNS Resolver configuration

      2.4.5-RELEASE-p1 (amd64)
      Intel Core2 Quad CPU Q8400 @ 2.66GHz 8GB
      Backup 0.5_5, Bandwidthd 0.7.4_4, Cron 0.3.7_5, pfBlockerNG-devel 3.0.0_16, Status_Traffic_Totals 2.3.1_1, System_Patches 1.2_5

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        Riftcore34
        last edited by

        @RonpfS:

        Yes
        This shows that your Windows is using resolver1.opendns.com for DNS resolution.
        Now do dig amoffers.hasoffers.com in    Diagnostics / Command Prompt

        Next check / post  your DNS Resolver configuration

        This? lol sorry not very good at this

        Shell Output - dig amoffers.hasoffers.com
        ; <<>> DiG 9.11.2 <<>> amoffers.hasoffers.com
        ;; global options: +cmd
        ;; Got answer:
        ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 1168
        ;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1
        
        ;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
        ; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 4096
        ;; QUESTION SECTION:
        ;amoffers.hasoffers.com.		IN	A
        
        ;; ANSWER SECTION:
        amoffers.hasoffers.com.	60	IN	A	10.10.10.1
        
        ;; Query time: 0 msec
        ;; SERVER: 127.0.0.1#53(127.0.0.1)
        ;; WHEN: Wed Dec 06 01:05:23 GMT 2017
        ;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 67
        

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        • RonpfSR
          RonpfS
          last edited by

          So pfsense DNSBL is doing it's job on pfsense.
          It's your device that is not using pfsense for DNS resolution. Does it get it's IP from pfsense via DHCP ?
          What kind of antivirus / internet security are you using on your Windows. Some like AVG provide there own solution for DNS :

          @BBcan177:

          @xphiles:

          so after much troubleshooting and trying things at the firewall level, i disabled my full avg protection and it works on the host(s) in question. so I have to granularly figure out which service in AVG is messing up my dns

          I think this is what you were looking for:
              https://help.avg.com/en/avg_free/17/securityantivirus_securedns.html

          2.4.5-RELEASE-p1 (amd64)
          Intel Core2 Quad CPU Q8400 @ 2.66GHz 8GB
          Backup 0.5_5, Bandwidthd 0.7.4_4, Cron 0.3.7_5, pfBlockerNG-devel 3.0.0_16, Status_Traffic_Totals 2.3.1_1, System_Patches 1.2_5

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            Riftcore34
            last edited by

            Yes every device has an IP from pfsense and zero antivirus / security

            Even my roku is showing ads but its got a ip from pfsense.

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            • RonpfSR
              RonpfS
              last edited by

              Check what DNS server is configured in the DHCP service. Leave empty to use pfsense config

              2.4.5-RELEASE-p1 (amd64)
              Intel Core2 Quad CPU Q8400 @ 2.66GHz 8GB
              Backup 0.5_5, Bandwidthd 0.7.4_4, Cron 0.3.7_5, pfBlockerNG-devel 3.0.0_16, Status_Traffic_Totals 2.3.1_1, System_Patches 1.2_5

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                Riftcore34
                last edited by

                @RonpfS:

                Check what DNS server is configured in the DHCP services. Leave empty to use pfsense config

                208.67.222.222
                208.67.220.220

                is in there ill delete them and reboot.

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                • RonpfSR
                  RonpfS
                  last edited by

                  Un-plug/re-plug the ethernet cable will do the same.
                  Or in Windows cmd  run "ipconfig /renew"
                  "ipconfig" alone will show you the configuration

                  2.4.5-RELEASE-p1 (amd64)
                  Intel Core2 Quad CPU Q8400 @ 2.66GHz 8GB
                  Backup 0.5_5, Bandwidthd 0.7.4_4, Cron 0.3.7_5, pfBlockerNG-devel 3.0.0_16, Status_Traffic_Totals 2.3.1_1, System_Patches 1.2_5

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                    Riftcore34
                    last edited by

                    @RonpfS:

                    Check what DNS server is configured in the DHCP service. Leave empty to use pfsense config

                    DNSBL_Ads 67595 155
                    YAY its working

                    Guess its my fault as im trying to use opendns filting

                    Thanks so much now to get this opendns to work :)

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                    • RonpfSR
                      RonpfS
                      last edited by

                      Well that something you may want to use to bypass your ISP DNS server, or to provide Parental control that some DNS services provide.

                      You could still use OpenDNS by using the Forwarding mode of pfsense DNS Resolver, but this mode requires all DNS servers used in forwarding mode to support DNSSEC.

                      On the other end, unbound talk to the root server so it's provide "clean" and fast DNS Service.

                      2.4.5-RELEASE-p1 (amd64)
                      Intel Core2 Quad CPU Q8400 @ 2.66GHz 8GB
                      Backup 0.5_5, Bandwidthd 0.7.4_4, Cron 0.3.7_5, pfBlockerNG-devel 3.0.0_16, Status_Traffic_Totals 2.3.1_1, System_Patches 1.2_5

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                        Riftcore34
                        last edited by

                        @RonpfS:

                        Well that something you may want to use to bypass your ISP DNS server, or to provide Parental control that some DNS services provide.

                        You could still use OpenDNS by using the Forwarding mode of pfsense DNS Resolver, but this mode requires all DNS servers used in forwarding mode to support DNSSEC.

                        On the other end, unbound talk to the root server so it's provide "clean" and fast DNS Service.

                        yea I did try Forwarding mode but pfblocker did not work with it on and resolver off :)

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                        • BBcan177B
                          BBcan177 Moderator
                          last edited by

                          @Riftcore34:

                          yea I did try Forwarding mode but pfblocker did not work with it on and resolver off :)

                          Unbound can be used in "Forwarder" or "Resolver" mode…  So don't get that mixed up with DNSMasq which is a "Forwarder" only... :)

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