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    Transparently Intercept and Redirect DNS Traffic to an Internal DNS

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    • gnitingG
      gniting @Marv21
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      @Marv21 the dig command is running from a host on the 7 Net.

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      • johnpozJ
        johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @gniting
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        @ibbetsion said in Transparently Intercept and Redirect DNS Traffic to an Internal DNS:

        ; reply from unexpected source: 192.168.8.2#53, expected 8.8.8.8#53

        No shit what do you think was going to happen... This is why you put your NS your going to redirect to on a different vlan.. Or you have to forward it to loopback.. So pfsense does the query, and then sends the answer..

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        • gnitingG
          gniting @johnpoz
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          @johnpoz the NS is on a different subnet...

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            Marv21 @gniting
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            @ibbetsion just4fun.jpg

            could you try this just 4 fun?
            Thats mine. So everything will be redirectet from LAN to the SYNAPSELAN (any - directed to to that net or not)

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            • gnitingG
              gniting @Marv21
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              @Marv21 said in Transparently Intercept and Redirect DNS Traffic to an Internal DNS:

              @ibbetsion just4fun.jpg

              could you try this just 4 fun?
              Thats mine. So everything will be redirectet from LAN to the SYNAPSELAN (any - directed to to that net or not)

              That caused all DNS resolution to stop working. I think the issue is somewhere else. I am also now finding out that I cannot ping (or ssh) from the 8 Net to anywhere on the 7 Net or anywhere else. But I can go from 7->8 Net. Need to solve that first :)

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                Marv21 @gniting
                last edited by Marv21

                @ibbetsion
                Have you a allow Rule on the 8 net?
                YOu need to allow traffic to 7.

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                • gnitingG
                  gniting @Marv21
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                  @Marv21 said in Transparently Intercept and Redirect DNS Traffic to an Internal DNS:

                  @ibbetsion
                  Have you a allow Rule on the 8 net?
                  YOu need to allow traffic to 7.

                  Yes, there is an allow rule on 8.
                  392b5001-169f-44b9-96dc-5bdf4f0e4f57-image.png

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                  • johnpozJ
                    johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @gniting
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                    @ibbetsion said in Transparently Intercept and Redirect DNS Traffic to an Internal DNS:

                    the NS is on a different subnet...

                    You can not run multiple layer 3 on the same layer 2 and call it a different network..

                    For what your seeing to happen, the NS you redirected to had direct access to answer the client..

                    . I am also now finding out that I cannot ping (or ssh) from the 8 Net to anywhere on the 7 Net or anywhere else.

                    Seems you have bigger issues in your network than just trying to redirect dns..

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                    • gnitingG
                      gniting @johnpoz
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                      @johnpoz I was able to resolve the other issues. Everything is on track except for the unexpected source issue.

                      A bit more on the network setup.

                      • ISP modem connected to pfsense on WAN port
                      • pfsense's LAN1 port connected to an unmanaged switch which in turn has all other local devices on it
                      • pfsense's OPT1 port connected directly to host running DNS/pihole

                      LAN1=192.168.7.x network
                      OPT1=192.168.8.x network

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                      • johnpozJ
                        johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
                        last edited by johnpoz

                        Then what your seeing makes zero sense...

                        So I can for sure duplicate your problem when the NS is on the same network..

                        root@ntp:/home/pi# dig @8.8.8.8 www.google.com
                        ;; reply from unexpected source: 192.168.3.10#53, expected 8.8.8.8#53
                        ;; reply from unexpected source: 192.168.3.10#53, expected 8.8.8.8#53
                        

                        But if I put it on a different subnet works fine, or if forward to loopback, or if setup nat reflect auto outbound nat rules so it

                        natted.jpg

                        You can see from this sniff, pfsense saw traffic to 8.8.8.8, sent it on from its own interface 3.253 to 3.10, got answer and then sent answer back to 3.32 looking like it came from 8.8.8.8

                        natreflec.jpg

                        But yes if client thinks it sending to A, and gets back answer from B - its going to complain.

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                        • gnitingG
                          gniting @johnpoz
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                          @johnpoz makes zero sense to me too, hence the continued head-scratching ☺

                          I do have the option enabled to Enable automatic outbound NAT for Reflection. On your network, you have the NAT redirect rule and that's it?

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                            Marv21 @gniting
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                            @ibbetsion
                            Both are /24 ?

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                            • gnitingG
                              gniting
                              last edited by

                              Yes

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                                Marv21 @gniting
                                last edited by Marv21

                                @ibbetsion
                                Hmm.
                                What you could try (if you have not done any own modifications in the filesystem) - Backup everything, reinstall Pfsense und roll back the Backup.
                                I had it once a while (4years or greater) that i had done this and suddenly everything was ok.

                                Is this a Virtualized Maschine or something?

                                Could you post all NAT Rules, Outbond Page, Lan Rules and DNSNet rules here as Screenshots?

                                Do you have any Floating Rules?

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                                • johnpozJ
                                  johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
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                                  @Marv21 said in Transparently Intercept and Redirect DNS Traffic to an Internal DNS:

                                  s this a Virtualized Maschine or something?

                                  That is a great question...

                                  Why don't you just sniff and see exactly what is happening..

                                  I don't intercept traffic on the same interface and send back in, but yes that outbound nat automatic should do make it look like i comes from the pfsense interface in that network when you do it that way..

                                  If pfsense redirects traffic and doesn't nat it or is not the gateway for the return.. Then yes your client is going to scream at you you - wtf is this I sent to A, why is B sending me a response.

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                                  • gnitingG
                                    gniting @Marv21
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                                    @Marv21 said in Transparently Intercept and Redirect DNS Traffic to an Internal DNS:

                                    @ibbetsion
                                    Hmm.
                                    What you could try (if you have not done any own modifications in the filesystem) - Backup everything, reinstall Pfsense und roll back the Backup.
                                    I had it once a while (4years or greater) that i had done this and suddenly everything was ok.

                                    Is this a Virtualized Maschine or something?

                                    Could you post all NAT Rules, Outbond Page, Lan Rules and DNSNet rules here as Screenshots?

                                    Do you have any Floating Rules?

                                    No floating rules and machine is not virtualized. I will try the reinstall recommendation.

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                                    • gnitingG
                                      gniting @johnpoz
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                                      @johnpoz will attempt to diagnose using packet capture.

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                                        Marv21 @gniting
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                                        @ibbetsion
                                        Something new on this?

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                                        • gnitingG
                                          gniting
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                                          Unfortunately not yet. I am attempting to procure a completely separate host to try this out vs having a host that has two NICs (with each NIC on one of two subnets). Just trying to minimize the variables.

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                                            Marv21 @gniting
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                                            @ibbetsion
                                            At the Moment you have only one NIC with two VLANs?

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