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      teknikalcrysis
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      So your saying I should setup the TorGuard Interface as DHCP? as I have it set to none at the moment and it just sets a Virtual IP
      0_1528833441467_torguard interface.png

      0_1528833622836_openvpn.png

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      • DerelictD
        Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
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        No. It's about what the CLIENTS that are routed over TorGuard are, themselves, configured to use as DNS servers. The DHCP configuration would be on that interface. If you only want to change certain hosts, use DHCP static mappings.

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          teknikalcrysis
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          You're talking about here?
          0_1528835117652_here.png

          If I do that, then when the TorGuard Service has been disabled/disconnected, won't the PC constantly use those specific DNS servers rather than Only use the TorGuard Servers when the service is enabled and default to using Unbound DNS Resolver when TorGuard is disconnected like it performed before the "Do Not Pull Routes" option was checked?

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          • DerelictD
            Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
            last edited by Derelict

            Yup.

            You can't have everything.

            The most straightforward option I can think of is to run a DNS server off the firewall. That way DNS queries get policy routed like all other traffic.

            Some people set the OpenVPN interface as the outgoing interface in DNS Resolver but, when you do that, all DNS can go south when the VPN is not connected.

            If you're concerned about DNS leaks, policy route, and choose to use a DNS resolver on the firewall, there are compromises. If you otherwise choose to accept a default route from a VPN provider, there are compromises.

            Maybe someone else has a better idea.

            Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
            A comprehensive network diagram is worth 10,000 words and 15 conference calls.
            DO NOT set a source address/port in a port forward or firewall rule unless you KNOW you need it!
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              gjaltemba @teknikalcrysis
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              @teknikalcrysis said in Dynamic DNS gets cached IP as VPN client IP:

              Here are some related settings
              0_1528831085547_dns_setup.png

              LAN Rules related to TorGuard
              0_1528831141206_Lan rules.png

              Have you tried a pass rule for source This Firewall(self) destination ?.ddns.net gateway WAN_DHCP

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              • DerelictD
                Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
                last edited by Derelict

                It won't matter because the dyndns session doesn't arrive into LAN where it can be policy routed. It is sourced from the firewall itself.

                A dyndns client on the inside that updates that name and could be policy routed could perhaps solve the problem being seen when the VPN connection is active with def1 routes accepted.

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                  gjaltemba @Derelict
                  last edited by gjaltemba

                  @derelict said in Dynamic DNS gets cached IP as VPN client IP:

                  It won't matter because the dyndns session doesn't arrive into LAN where it can be policy routed. It is sourced from the firewall itself.

                  A dyndns client on the inside that updates that name and could be policy routed could perhaps solve the problem being seen when the VPN connection is active with def1 routes accepted.

                  Oops. How about outbound NAT on WAN interface source This Firewall(self) destination ?.ddns.net gateway WAN_DHCP?

                  It may be simpler just to run ddns client on the outside edge router if it has one.

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                  • DerelictD
                    Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
                    last edited by

                    Outbound NAT does not have anything to do with where traffic goes (routing). It only determines what NAT happens when traffic flows that way according to policy routing and the routing table.

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                    DO NOT set a source address/port in a port forward or firewall rule unless you KNOW you need it!
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                      gjaltemba @Derelict
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                      @derelict said in Dynamic DNS gets cached IP as VPN client IP:

                      Outbound NAT does not have anything to do with where traffic goes (routing). It only determines what NAT happens when traffic flows that way according to policy routing and the routing table.

                      Oops again should be. How about outbound NAT on WAN interface source This Firewall(self) destination ?.ddns.net NAT address WAN address?

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                        teknikalcrysis
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                        I have been trying a bit of everything...I was leaning on hope that there would be a way to create a rule somewhere that would route the dyndns traffic to a specific gateway like I have made with having my PC pushed trough the TorGuard VPN and simultaneously default traffic from the kids' tablets to bypass the TorGuard gateway and use the WAN directly...

                        While having the "Do Not Pull Routes" option checked in the TorGuard VPN config, I tried to make use of both the DNS Forwarder (dnsmasq) and DNS Resolver (Unbound) at the same time by creating a Virtual IP of 10.1.10.1 having Unbound listen on port 53 and dnsmasq listen on 5305 and then NAT Port-forward traffic DNS to the Virtual IP
                        0_1528862027103_test.png

                        While this does make a change is the right direction by making use of the DNS server listed in General Setup
                        0_1528862173667_dns.png

                        RESULT: 0_1528862315153_result.png

                        It tries to force all traffic to the DNS Forwarder (dnsmasq) even when the TorGuard VPN has been disabled/disconnected and it bypass the DNS Resolver (Unbound) all together
                        And then thing I dont like about using (dnsmasq) is that the DNSBL in pfBlockerNG is then circumvented is it not?

                        I DID try to use the static DNS setting in the DHCP mapping as suggested, but it forces the PC to consistently use those specified DNS servers even when TorGuard has been disconnected, and again by having DHCP specify those servers, isn't DNSBL in pfBlockerNG getting bypassed at that point?

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                          teknikalcrysis @gjaltemba
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                          @gjaltemba said in Dynamic DNS gets cached IP as VPN client IP:

                          @derelict said in Dynamic DNS gets cached IP as VPN client IP:

                          Outbound NAT does not have anything to do with where traffic goes (routing). It only determines what NAT happens when traffic flows that way according to policy routing and the routing table.

                          Oops again should be. How about outbound NAT on WAN interface source This Firewall(self) destination ?.ddns.net NAT address WAN address?

                          This has already been listed via autorule
                          0_1528864391104_mappings.png

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                            gjaltemba
                            last edited by gjaltemba

                            Leave your original setup asis. Just put this at the top.

                            outbound NAT on WAN interface source This Firewall(self) destination ?.ddns.net NAT address WAN address

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                              teknikalcrysis
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                                teknikalcrysis @gjaltemba
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                                @gjaltemba said in Dynamic DNS gets cached IP as VPN client IP:

                                Leave your original setup asis. Just put this at the top.

                                outbound NAT on WAN interface source This Firewall(self) destination ?.ddns.net NAT address WAN address

                                It wont let me type anything but an IP in the destination box

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                                • DerelictD
                                  Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate @gjaltemba
                                  last edited by Derelict

                                  @gjaltemba Outbound NAT has ZERO to do with how traffic flows. If it is routed out the OpenVPN or policy routed out another interface, Outbound NAT will not change anything. It only determines what NAT occurs when traffic flows out an interface as the routing mechanism has already decided it should.

                                  Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
                                  A comprehensive network diagram is worth 10,000 words and 15 conference calls.
                                  DO NOT set a source address/port in a port forward or firewall rule unless you KNOW you need it!
                                  Do Not Chat For Help! NO_WAN_EGRESS(TM)

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                                    teknikalcrysis @Derelict
                                    last edited by teknikalcrysis

                                    @derelict said in Dynamic DNS gets cached IP as VPN client IP:

                                    @gjaltemba Outbound NAT has ZERO to do with how traffic flows. If it is routed out the OpenVPN or policy routed out another interface, Outbound NAT will not change anything. It only determines what NAT occurs when traffic flows our an interface as the routing mechanism has already decided it should.

                                    I still think there is a way...I feel I am close... I went back and UNCHECKED the "Do Not Pull Routes" option in the TorGuard OpenVPN Client settings and I just disabled the following NAT OUTBOUND Mappings
                                    0_1528865810010_disabled.png

                                    DynDNS Result is a SUCCESSFUL IP from ISP:0_1528866925178_dyndns.png

                                    However there is still a bit of a DNS leak:0_1528866442295_dnsresult.png

                                    Before disabling those Outbound NAT mappings were disabled DynDNS would report the IP of the TorGuard VPN and would only have the top DNS result in green, it never listed two servers like this before when the Do Not Pull Routes option was unchecked...with the exception of the config I just tried above with (dnsmasq)

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                                      gjaltemba @teknikalcrysis
                                      last edited by gjaltemba

                                      @teknikalcrysis said in Dynamic DNS gets cached IP as VPN client IP:

                                      @gjaltemba said in Dynamic DNS gets cached IP as VPN client IP:

                                      Leave your original setup asis. Just put this at the top.

                                      outbound NAT on WAN interface source This Firewall(self) destination ?.ddns.net NAT address WAN address

                                      It wont let me type anything but an IP in the destination box

                                      I am able to type an alias for ***.ddns.net in the destination of outbound nat. The outbound NAT should register your ISP ip on ddns with openvpn client running.

                                      To test, do a packet capture on WAN interface for traffic heading to ***.ddns.net. You see the pfSense WAN ip.

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                                        teknikalcrysis @gjaltemba
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                                        @gjaltemba said in Dynamic DNS gets cached IP as VPN client IP:

                                        @teknikalcrysis said in Dynamic DNS gets cached IP as VPN client IP:

                                        @gjaltemba said in Dynamic DNS gets cached IP as VPN client IP:

                                        Leave your original setup asis. Just put this at the top.

                                        outbound NAT on WAN interface source This Firewall(self) destination ?.ddns.net NAT address WAN address

                                        It wont let me type anything but an IP in the destination box

                                        I am able to type an alias for ***.ddns.net in the destination of outbound nat. The outbound NAT should register your ISP ip on ddns with openvpn client running.

                                        But then at some point that alias would be obsolete, as my IP is not static and while not frequent (unless I force an ISP IP change by spoofing the MAC on the first router that is connected to the modem directly and then rebooting the modem) is does change from time to time if my power is out to long or in a few other scenarios.. when that happens, the alias would then be configured with an incorrect destination

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                                          gjaltemba @teknikalcrysis
                                          last edited by gjaltemba

                                          @teknikalcrysis The alias can be dns name. To test include dnsleaktest.com in the alias browse to dnsleaktest.com and you will see your ISP ip. Remove dnsleaktest.com from the alias and you will see your vpn ip.

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                                          • DerelictD
                                            Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate @gjaltemba
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                                            @gjaltemba I say again. Outbound NAT has nothing to do with which way traffic routes.

                                            Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
                                            A comprehensive network diagram is worth 10,000 words and 15 conference calls.
                                            DO NOT set a source address/port in a port forward or firewall rule unless you KNOW you need it!
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