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    Internet on windows but not ubuntu bad pfsense configuration?

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    • Raffi_R
      Raffi_ @stephenw10
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      @stephenw10 said in Internet on windows but not ubuntu bad pfsense configuration?:

      You don't see localhost there so you probably have 'Do not use the DNS Forwarder/DNS Resolver as a DNS server for the firewall' set in System > General setup. That doesn't make much difference unless you have host overrides there the firewall should use.

      Steve

      Would dnsmaq use the local host as well or is that only the default for unbound?

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        Farisse @stephenw10
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        @stephenw10 Its not after you told me i should probably have the localhost as respond i remembered i had in the beginning in general information the localhost and then not anymore. So i've add it back with the dns server (good or wrong way idk) But ly query is a lot faster now.
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        But the option "Do not use the DNS Forwarder/DNS Resolver as a DNS server for the firewall " is not set in.
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        @Raffi_ I also tried it a second and third time, but no result. Or ... the same result.

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        • Raffi_R
          Raffi_
          last edited by Raffi_

          If you are using DNS resolver with forwarding mode, the first option will be the local host by default. There is no need to enter it again under DNS Server Settings in the General setup tab.

          Edit, something doesn't seem right with those 1ms query times. How would it go from 8 seconds to 1ms? I think this might be the DNS lookup GUI bug I've seen in the past.

          Run those dig commands from pfSense instead.
          Diagnostics/ Command Prompt
          dig @172.20.0.253 google.com
          dig @172.20.0.254 google.com

          I think those might give you the real results.

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          • DaddyGoD
            DaddyGo @Raffi_
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            @Raffi_

            just an idea
            it would be worthwhile to look at and compare these:

            Windows: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions//cc977482(v=technet.10)?redirectedfrom=MSDN

            Linux: /etc/resolv.conf

            search domain.net
            option timeout:1
            nameserver 1.1.1.1
            nameserver 2.2.2.2
            nameserver 3.3.3.3

            or something like that

            Cats bury it so they can't see it!
            (You know what I mean if you have a cat)

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              Farisse @Raffi_
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              @Raffi_
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              I removed the localhost from the general setting and these are the results

              @DaddyGo It was a good suggestion, but unfortunately /etc/resolv.conf is managed by systemd-resolved who is used by netplan /etc/netplan/*.yaml

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              • Raffi_R
                Raffi_
                last edited by Raffi_

                Interesting, well the two DNS servers seem to be responding better now. That could also be because they are caching.

                How is Ubuntu getting its interface settings? Is it statically assigned in Ubuntu or is it set to automatic (DHCP)? There were no leases in your DHCP list.

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                  Farisse
                  last edited by Farisse

                  I assigned static ip through /etc/netplan/01-network-manager-all.yaml

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                  Everything seems good to me....

                  Edit, maybe an non relevant information, i can not ping the other vms in the dmz network. But my other vms can ping my ubuntu vm. Could it be something to do with routing ?

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                  • Raffi_R
                    Raffi_
                    last edited by

                    Try running a packet capture on the DMZ of pfSense.
                    Diagnostics/ Packet Capture
                    Select DMZ, then in Count enter a very high value such as 10000. You can enter 0 but don't forget to stop the capture manually otherwise it will run a continuous capture and it can become a problem.

                    Download the capture data to wireshark and check for DNS info.

                    Dumb question, but have you tried to ping 8.8.8.8 from ubuntu? Does that work or is that failing as well?

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                      Farisse @Raffi_
                      last edited by

                      @Raffi_ said in Internet on windows but not ubuntu bad pfsense configuration?:

                      Dumb question, but have you tried to ping 8.8.8.8 from ubuntu? Does that work or is that failing as well?

                      Nope doesn't work because its blocked by the school.

                      I'll try the packet in a few minutes

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                      • Raffi_R
                        Raffi_ @Farisse
                        last edited by

                        @Farisse said in Internet on windows but not ubuntu bad pfsense configuration?:

                        @Raffi_ said in Internet on windows but not ubuntu bad pfsense configuration?:

                        Dumb question, but have you tried to ping 8.8.8.8 from ubuntu? Does that work or is that failing as well?

                        Nope doesn't work because its blocked by the school.

                        I'll try the packet in a few minutes

                        ICMP is blocked or google DNS server specifically is blocked?

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                          Farisse
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                          ICMP I guess. I can ping outside the network but not 8.8.8.8 or 8.8.4.4 I wont recieve any result wit this commands i began the ping on ubuntu and then on the windows machine who got internet:

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                            Farisse @Raffi_
                            last edited by

                            @Raffi_ said in Internet on windows but not ubuntu bad pfsense configuration?:

                            Select DMZ, then in Count enter a very high value such as 10000. You can enter 0 but don't forget to stop the capture manually otherwise it will run a continuous capture and it can become a problem.
                            Download the capture data to wireshark and check for DNS info.

                            So apparently my ubuntu machine does not send any dns request :

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                              Raffi_ @Farisse
                              last edited by

                              @Farisse said in Internet on windows but not ubuntu bad pfsense configuration?:

                              So apparently my ubuntu machine does not send any dns request :

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                              That's not good. Is it even able to talk to pfSense at all? Can you ping pfSense (192.168.1.1) from Ubuntu?

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                                Farisse
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                                Yup but not able to ping windows machine

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                                  Raffi_ @Farisse
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                                  @Farisse said in Internet on windows but not ubuntu bad pfsense configuration?:

                                  Yup but not able to ping windows machine

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                                  It can't ping Windows because by default Windows does not respond to ping. That has to be manually enabled in Windows. It is responding to pfSense though. So at least there is some sign of life there.

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                                    Farisse
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                                    Damn forgot to disable fw on this windows machine. >.<"

                                    So apparently I don't know why, I suddenly have internet on my ubuntu machine.

                                    I did not change anything i've reset my ubuntu vm twice to be sure and it seems to work. What the hell is going on here :o i think i'm losing my mind

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                                    • Raffi_R
                                      Raffi_ @Farisse
                                      last edited by

                                      @Farisse said in Internet on windows but not ubuntu bad pfsense configuration?:

                                      Damn forgot to disable fw on this windows machine. >.<"

                                      So apparently I don't know why, I suddenly have internet on my ubuntu machine.

                                      I did not change anything i've reset my ubuntu vm twice to be sure and it seems to work. What the hell is going on here :o i think i'm losing my mind

                                      lol don't touch it. You have a number of things which don't make sense. Like for instance the ping to pfSense is taking on average 600ms. In reality it should be more like 6ms. You have two extra zeros of delay. That's not good.

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                                        Farisse
                                        last edited by Farisse

                                        Haha i won't but hope it will work when i will need it ! :D
                                        Apparently even this is fixed. :

                                        192.168.1.1 is my gateway to pfsense and 192.168.0.50 is pfsense ip..

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                                        I really hope it will stay working as i need it crossfingers

                                        Many thanks for your help guys!

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                                        • DaddyGoD
                                          DaddyGo @Farisse
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                                          @Farisse said in Internet on windows but not ubuntu bad pfsense configuration?:

                                          Damn forgot to disable fw on this windows machine. >.<"

                                          you don’t have to disable it all, just use this 😉

                                          netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="ICMP Allow incoming V4 echo request" protocol=icmpv4:8,any dir=in action=allow

                                          Cats bury it so they can't see it!
                                          (You know what I mean if you have a cat)

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                                            Farisse @DaddyGo
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                                            @DaddyGo

                                            Oow Nice good to know !! I actually disabled the fw just for testing, after the test i would reanable the firewalls but very good to know for my other servers maybe !! Thank you ! 💯😁

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