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    • johnpozJ
      johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
      last edited by johnpoz

      Well nat reflection does work - but all things are options... Why is it you have to use this software, your saying nobody else makes software that does X... And their software is so shitty that it can not even use a fqdn.... Sorry but say its BS..

      If you want help with with your nat reflection setup, your going to have to provide some details.. I would start with showing us your nat reflection setup.

      2nd I would do a sniff do you see pfsense reflect the traffic back in..

      I did set DNS Forwarder Host Override

      Are you using the forwarder? Out of the box pfsense uses resolver, unbound... So setting overrides in the forwarder would accomplish nothing.. Set the override in resolver, not forwarder... This takes 2 seconds to validate if working or not with a simple query.

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        michaeldemb @johnpoz
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        @johnpoz Lets assume I can use DNS. Why DNS Forwarder Host Overrides is not working?

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        • johnpozJ
          johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
          last edited by johnpoz

          Again... Are you using the forwarder? There are two DNS software packages (3 if you install bind optional package) on pfsense.. There is the forwarder (dnsmasq), and the resolver (unbound)... Out of the box pfsense uses unbound.

          You have to place your override in the system your using.. Its that simple

          override.jpg

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            michaeldemb @johnpoz
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            @johnpoz I am using Forwarder (dnsmasq).
            All is configured, but the PF still responding with the value from public DNS rather than from the overwrite entry. See screenshot:

            19d53d5b-235e-4eff-a0b9-c2b82e98a203-image.png

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            • kiokomanK
              kiokoman LAYER 8
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              @johnpoz yeah i need to be more verbose next time, i was in a hurry because a customer entered my store in that moment 😂 what i meant is you need one of the options on that link, nat reflection or split dns but it's well documented that split dns is the best course of action

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              • johnpozJ
                johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
                last edited by johnpoz

                Well your not asking pfsense - so why would you think it would reply with your override?

                notaskingpfsense.jpg

                noshit.jpg

                Your override is not on freaking googles dns servers for gosh sake!

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                • kiokomanK
                  kiokoman LAYER 8
                  last edited by kiokoman

                  kiokoman@nanto:~$ dig @172.17.0.254 -p110 any ilive.demb.ca
                  ;; Connection to 172.17.0.254#110(172.17.0.254) for ilive.demb.ca failed: timed out.
                  
                  ; <<>> DiG 9.11.5-P4-5.1ubuntu2.1-Ubuntu <<>> @172.17.0.254 -p110 any ilive.demb.ca
                  ; (1 server found)
                  ;; global options: +cmd
                  ;; Got answer:
                  ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 21705
                  ;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1
                  ;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
                  ; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 4096
                  ;; QUESTION SECTION:
                  ;ilive.demb.ca.                 IN      ANY
                  
                  ;; ANSWER SECTION:
                  ilive.demb.ca.          1       IN      A       192.168.10.10
                  
                  ;; Query time: 3 msec
                  ;; SERVER: 172.17.0.254#110(172.17.0.254)
                  ;; WHEN: gio mar 19 19:17:56 CET 2020
                  ;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 58
                  

                  dig @ pfsense-ip !!

                  and your pc need to use pfsense as dns server and only that

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                    michaeldemb @johnpoz
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                    @johnpoz Man, you need to better pay attention to questions. I am asking PF, but for some reason, it is forwarding the request to upstream DNS, instead of returning the value from overwrite table.

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                    • johnpozJ
                      johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
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                      @michaeldemb said in Access host on the LAN using public IP:

                      you need to better pay attention to questions

                      You are NOT asking pfsense - its right there in front of you!!

                      You clearly have set pfsense to ask google - it doesn't do that out of box... Set pfsense to ask itself, which is the default! And then test your override asking it..

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                        michaeldemb @johnpoz
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                        @johnpoz PF is set as my default DNS. It is configured with DNS forwarder that goes to google. So yes I am asking PF, but it just forwarding to google.

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                        • johnpozJ
                          johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
                          last edited by johnpoz

                          @michaeldemb said in Access host on the LAN using public IP:

                          So yes I am asking PF, but it just forwarding to google

                          NO your NOT.. Your queries were direct to 8.8.8.8 - its right there in your screenshots!!

                          askingpfsense.jpg

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                          • kiokomanK
                            kiokoman LAYER 8
                            last edited by

                            if it's not like the screenshot of johnpoz check this options
                            Immagine.jpg

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                            • Bob.DigB
                              Bob.Dig LAYER 8
                              last edited by

                              @michaeldemb Best you start with a fresh pfSense...

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                                michaeldemb @kiokoman
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                                @kiokoman Thnks this is it. Also Override is working now. PF simply had cached DNS and was returning the old values. All is working now.

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                                • johnpozJ
                                  johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
                                  last edited by

                                  No it had not cached dns.. Once you set an override any "cached" records would of been overwritten since the act of creating a host override restarts the dns service.. You were not pointing to pfsense for dns..

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