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    • Cool_CoronaC Offline
      Cool_Corona @johnpoz
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      @johnpoz said in Google.com blocked but local google domains are not....:

      @cool_corona said in Google.com blocked but local google domains are not....:

      Locally I run the ASUS RTAX88U and pfsense runs on a server at the office and is accessed via RDP.

      From pfsense do a traceroute to the www.google.com IP.

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      • johnpozJ Offline
        johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @Cool_Corona
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        Are you tracing to the correct IP?

        Your not showing the traceroute command.

        So clearly you have a route - so why does your fetch say no route?

        There is a piece to this puzzle that is missing - and once figure that out.. Its going to be a D'OH! moment..

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          rameshk @Cool_Corona
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          @cool_corona

          I had a similar issue about couple of days ago but couldn’t find any issue with pfSense as I could do ping trace etc. It sorted itself out the next day.

          I don’t think it’s a pfSense issue.

          I have one of the VLANs setup for testing purposes bypassing Suricata and DNSBL. So I can test if there is any problem accessing websites (without upsetting my wife 😊)

          Hope it helps !

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          • stephenw10S Offline
            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
            last edited by

            So to be clear you are RDPing to a machine at your office and testing from that machine?

            That is where all your traceroutes pings etc are run? Not locally?

            Steve

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            • Cool_CoronaC Offline
              Cool_Corona @stephenw10
              last edited by

              @stephenw10 said in Google.com blocked but local google domains are not....:

              So to be clear you are RDPing to a machine at your office and testing from that machine?

              That is where all your traceroutes pings etc are run? Not locally?

              Steve

              Yes.

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              • Cool_CoronaC Offline
                Cool_Corona @rameshk
                last edited by

                @rameshk said in Google.com blocked but local google domains are not....:

                @cool_corona

                I had a similar issue about couple of days ago but couldn’t find any issue with pfSense as I could do ping trace etc. It sorted itself out the next day.

                I don’t think it’s a pfSense issue.

                I have one of the VLANs setup for testing purposes bypassing Suricata and DNSBL. So I can test if there is any problem accessing websites (without upsetting my wife 😊)

                Hope it helps !

                It did here also until it stopped again. I cant wrap ny head around it. Stopping and clearing Suricata blocks... stopping DNSBL and it still doesnt work

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                • Cool_CoronaC Offline
                  Cool_Corona @johnpoz
                  last edited by

                  @johnpoz said in Google.com blocked but local google domains are not....:

                  Are you tracing to the correct IP?

                  Your not showing the traceroute command.

                  So clearly you have a route - so why does your fetch say no route?

                  There is a piece to this puzzle that is missing - and once figure that out.. Its going to be a D'OH! moment..

                  Homer_Doh.jpg

                  I got that.... its funny HAHAHAHAHA

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                    rameshk @Cool_Corona
                    last edited by

                    @cool_corona did you disable Suricata and pf blocker and restart pfSense.
                    Also try from a non Windows machine as windows machines can drive you crazy when testing something like this.

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                    • Cool_CoronaC Offline
                      Cool_Corona @rameshk
                      last edited by

                      @rameshk I dont have any other than windows machines to test on.

                      I have rebooted, disabled, rebooted to no avail.

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                      • stephenw10S Offline
                        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                        last edited by

                        Still need to see exactly what's happening there.
                        Previously it looked like you could ping www.google.com but fetch returned 'no route to host' which seems impossible!
                        Try doing those things consecutively.

                        Steve

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                          rameshk @Cool_Corona
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                          @cool_corona Ohh that’s a shame. I use Ubuntu laptop for diagnostic purposes as it’s lot easier. Windows got their mindset and make life harder at times.

                          Did you check any other search engines I.e bing

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                          • Cool_CoronaC Offline
                            Cool_Corona @rameshk
                            last edited by

                            @rameshk said in Google.com blocked but local google domains are not....:

                            @cool_corona Ohh that’s a shame. I use Ubuntu laptop for diagnostic purposes as it’s lot easier. Windows got their mindset and make life harder at times.

                            Did you check any other search engines I.e bing

                            Anything else than google.com works no issues.

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                            • Cool_CoronaC Offline
                              Cool_Corona @stephenw10
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                              @stephenw10 said in Google.com blocked but local google domains are not....:

                              Still need to see exactly what's happening there.
                              Previously it looked like you could ping www.google.com but fetch returned 'no route to host' which seems impossible!
                              Try doing those things consecutively.

                              Steve

                              Indeed it should be impossible but its apparently not.

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                                rameshk @Cool_Corona
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                                @cool_corona
                                Please check DNSBL whitelist to see whether there is any entry for google.com

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                                It looks like google.com is blocked somewhere unintentionally.

                                Packet capture and Wireshark are your friends. Keep us updated.

                                Wish you good luck.

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                                • stephenw10S Offline
                                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                  last edited by

                                  Can you show us the output of those two tests at the pfSense CLI?

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                                  • Cool_CoronaC Offline
                                    Cool_Corona @rameshk
                                    last edited by

                                    @rameshk said in Google.com blocked but local google domains are not....:

                                    @cool_corona
                                    Please check DNSBL whitelist to see whether there is any entry for google.com

                                    3B1967BA-5CFB-4BE2-B683-B2599E743A66.jpeg

                                    It looks like google.com is blocked somewhere unintentionally.

                                    Packet capture and Wireshark are your friends. Keep us updated.

                                    Wish you good luck.

                                    They are

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                                    • Cool_CoronaC Offline
                                      Cool_Corona @stephenw10
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                                      @stephenw10 said in Google.com blocked but local google domains are not....:

                                      Can you show us the output of those two tests at the pfSense CLI?

                                      Hi

                                      What tests exactly?

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                                      • AKEGECA Offline
                                        AKEGEC
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                                        @Cool_Corona , try manual add your DNS servers on network properties .
                                        e.g. Quad9 : 9.9.9.9 and 149.112.112.112

                                        After that, blocked your local Global Google Cache (GGC) ip ranges that are being use by your ISP.

                                        google.com and www.google.com both are the same.

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                                        • Cool_CoronaC Offline
                                          Cool_Corona @AKEGEC
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                                          @akegec

                                          It looks like this.

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                                          Always has.

                                          I dont understand the 2nd part of your reply.

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                                          • GertjanG Offline
                                            Gertjan @Cool_Corona
                                            last edited by

                                            @cool_corona

                                            Forwarding to root servers ?

                                            Now that's something I've missed in the pfSense manual .......

                                            No "help me" PM's please. Use the forum, the community will thank you.
                                            Edit : and where are the logs ??

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