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    Noip FQDN >> PfSense >> Authorative DNS

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved DHCP and DNS
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      heinola
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      Hello I thought I better ask a couple questions reguarding authoritative DNS servers behind a PfSense router and how best to manage my example.net FQDN and sub domains if any.

      The Setup:

      • VirtualBox host running guest VM's ( web1.sample.net  /  db.sample.net  /  ns1.sample.net  / pf.sample.net )

      • As of now all VM's are running static ip in the DMZ ( still locking it down )  192.168.100.0/28  /  WAN is dhcp from another router on campus

      • two websites www.sample.net & www.xmds.sample.net  hosted on web1.sample.net ( sites work locally )

      • db.sample.net runs database services for websites on web1.sample.net ( working OK ) but will be adding ssl soon

      • ns1.sample.net was for a possible future authoritive dns server to handle the sample.net fqdn ( possible ns2.sample.net in future )

      • pf.sample.net is the PfSense router

      My questions:

      1 - If I have my own dns name server with authority over my fqdn how could it respond to requests threw the campus modem/router and then threw the PfSense router ?

      2 - Is there a way to let noip handle the domain and its subs like a reverse proxy that will not play havoc with SSL ?

      3 - What ip would be used for my ns1.sample.net instead of the default noip one?  campus's external ip ?

      It be a a lot different if I was just going they a modem I owned threw the PfSense router and then DNS… This is a little deeper than I am used to dealing with and thought I should ask around for a answers or pitfalls that I know I might will run into.  But I would like to manage my own fqdn and its subs or any other domain names that might have to be pointed to my server/servers.

      Thank you

      heinola

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