<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[DNS dying every 10 minutes?]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">Having a problem that I thought may have been related to unbound crashing secondary to pfBlockerNG or maybe the static mappings setting? Anyways, deleted pfBlocker package, disabled static mappings setting in unbound but still have the same issue. DNS dies for a few seconds then comes back…. this is happening almost every 10 seconds or so. Haven't been able to pinpout what from the logs and really need some direction on where to look? Here is an excerpt from the general logs</p>
<pre><code>Mar 19 15:54:15	php-fpm		/index.php: Successful login for user ‘abc’ from: 10.9.0.3
Mar 19 15:48:04	SnortStartup	81889	Ignoring additional START command since Snort is already starting...
Mar 19 15:48:04	php-fpm	32596	/rc.start_packages: Restarting/Starting all packages.
Mar 19 15:48:03	php-fpm		/rc.start_packages: Restarting/Starting all packages.
Mar 19 15:48:03	snmpd	73880	disk_OS_get_disks: adding device 'vtbd0' to device list
Mar 19 15:48:03	check_reload_status		Starting packages
Mar 19 15:48:03	php-fpm		/rc.newwanip: pfSense package system has detected an IP change or dynamic WAN reconnection - AAwanipAA -&gt; AAwanipAA - Restarting packages.
Mar 19 15:48:02	check_reload_status		Starting packages
Mar 19 15:48:02	php-fpm	32596	/rc.newwanip: pfSense package system has detected an IP change or dynamic WAN reconnection - -&gt; 10.9.0.1 - Restarting packages.
Mar 19 15:48:02	check_reload_status		Reloading filter
Mar 19 15:48:02	php-fpm	32596	/rc.newwanip: rc.newwanip called with empty interface.
Mar 19 15:48:02	php-fpm	32596	/rc.newwanip: rc.newwanip: on (IP address: 10.9.0.1) (interface: []) (real interface: ovpns1).
Mar 19 15:48:02	php-fpm	32596	/rc.newwanip: rc.newwanip: Info: starting on ovpns1.
Mar 19 15:48:01	check_reload_status		rc.newwanip starting ovpns1
Mar 19 15:48:01	php-fpm		/rc.newwanip: Creating rrd update script
Mar 19 15:48:01	check_reload_status		Reloading filter
Mar 19 15:48:01	php-fpm		OpenVPN PID written: 41884
Mar 19 15:48:01	kernel		ovpns1: link state changed to UP
Mar 19 15:48:00	check_reload_status		Reloading filter
Mar 19 15:48:00	kernel		ovpns1: link state changed to DOWN
Mar 19 15:48:00	php-fpm		OpenVPN terminate old pid: 77727
Mar 19 15:48:00	php-fpm		/rc.newwanip: Resyncing OpenVPN instances for interface WAN.
Mar 19 15:47:59	php-fpm		/rc.newwanip: phpDynDNS (abc.a.com): No change in my IP address and/or 25 days has not passed. Not updating dynamic DNS entry.
Mar 19 15:47:58	php-fpm		/rc.newwanip: phpDynDNS (*.abc.com): No change in my IP address and/or 25 days has not passed. Not updating dynamic DNS entry.
Mar 19 15:47:57	php-fpm		/rc.newwanip: phpDynDNS (*.abc.com): No change in my IP address and/or 25 days has not passed. Not updating dynamic DNS entry.
Mar 19 15:47:54	php-fpm		/rc.newwanip: ROUTING: setting default route to AAwanipAA
Mar 19 15:47:54	php-fpm		/rc.newwanip: rc.newwanip: on (IP address: AAwanipAA) (interface: WAN[wan]) (real interface: vtnet0).
Mar 19 15:47:54	php-fpm		/rc.newwanip: rc.newwanip: Info: starting on vtnet0.
Mar 19 15:47:53	check_reload_status		rc.newwanip starting vtnet0
Mar 19 15:47:53	kernel		arpresolve: can't allocate llinfo for AAwanipAA on vtnet0
Mar 19 15:38:01	SnortStartup	19895	Ignoring additional START command since Snort is already starting...
Mar 19 15:38:01	php-fpm	67408	/rc.start_packages: Restarting/Starting all packages.
Mar 19 15:38:00	php-fpm	23494	/rc.start_packages: Restarting/Starting all packages.
Mar 19 15:38:00	snmpd	12006	disk_OS_get_disks: adding device 'vtbd0' to device list
Mar 19 15:38:00	check_reload_status		Starting packages
Mar 19 15:38:00	php-fpm	23494	/rc.newwanip: pfSense package system has detected an IP change or dynamic WAN reconnection - AAwanipAA -&gt; AAwanipAA - Restarting packages.
Mar 19 15:37:59	check_reload_status		Starting packages
Mar 19 15:37:59	php-fpm	67408	/rc.newwanip: pfSense package system has detected an IP change or dynamic WAN reconnection - -&gt; 10.9.0.1 - Restarting packages.
Mar 19 15:37:59	check_reload_status		Reloading filter
Mar 19 15:37:59	php-fpm	67408	/rc.newwanip: rc.newwanip called with empty interface.
Mar 19 15:37:59	php-fpm	67408	/rc.newwanip: rc.newwanip: on (IP address: 10.9.0.1) (interface: []) (real interface: ovpns1).
Mar 19 15:37:59	php-fpm	67408	/rc.newwanip: rc.newwanip: Info: starting on ovpns1.
Mar 19 15:37:58	check_reload_status		rc.newwanip starting ovpns1
Mar 19 15:37:58	php-fpm	23494	/rc.newwanip: Creating rrd update script
Mar 19 15:37:58	check_reload_status		Reloading filter
Mar 19 15:37:58	kernel		ovpns1: link state changed to UP
Mar 19 15:37:58	php-fpm	23494	OpenVPN PID written: 77727
Mar 19 15:37:57	check_reload_status		Reloading filter
Mar 19 15:37:57	kernel		ovpns1: link state changed to DOWN
Mar 19 15:37:57	php-fpm	23494	OpenVPN terminate old pid: 23918

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<p dir="auto">Even when connected via VPN, everything works fine for about 10 minutes then crashes. Same thing on local connection.</p>
<p dir="auto">Any help on where to look next would be greatly appreciated.</p>
<p dir="auto">Running 2.3.3p1</p>
<p dir="auto">Thanks</p>
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