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      perfectdark
      last edited by perfectdark

      Hi
      I have pfsense 3 with NIC cards
      1 - WAN
      2 - LAN
      3 - LAN connecting to VPN (using WAN OPT1)

      I would like to use Open DNS (family) on my whole network. Problem is every time I change the DNS from my airvpn's 10.4.0.1 I can no longer resolve websites on my clients. Is there specific settings I should have? I have DNS forwarder enabled and tried adding the Open DNS there, as well as DHCP Server but that results in no connectivity.

      I have DNS leak rules (I used a setup guide) I've tried disabling those as well but no luck

      Below arrow I tried changing this to OPT1 AirVPN_WAN - no luck
      2_1549159257630_general dns.PNG

      below I disabled the BLOCK_DNS_LEAKS_VPN - no luck
      0_1549159393160_dns rules.PNG
      see Servers my AirVPN DNS is 10.4.0.1 I changed this to open DNS 208.67.222.123 (and others) - no luck
      0_1549159417237_dns-.PNG

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        emammadov
        last edited by emammadov

        Your firewall rules are incorrect. Create new rule source any, destination any.
        Beside this, delete 10.4.0.1 as a dns server from dhcp server. Instead, type each gateway ip address as a dns server in its interface. DNS server192.168.123.1 in Lan, DNS Server 10.4.0.1 in AirVPN-WAN

        Elvin

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          perfectdark @emammadov
          last edited by

          @emammadov thanks for the reply but your suggestions didn't work.
          First when I entered the firewall rule allow "source any, destination any" I no longer had internet connectivity from my LAN
          Second, I deleted 10.4.0.1 from DHCP server and tried both leaving blank and entering the LAN IP (192.168.123.1) both didn't work. Once Pfsense rebooted each time I had no connectivity. I also disabled all my current firewall rules to remove them from the equation and no change. I can resolve websites from Pfsense but not from my LAN. I'm at a loss on what to do.
          firewall disabled
          0_1549326913344_firewall.PNG

          DNS server removed (blank) and then entered LAN Gateway IP
          0_1549326925002_2.PNG

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            bcruze
            last edited by bcruze

            works perfectly for me.

            what is your DNS resolver set too? i created static mappings for each computers for that tunnel and then plugged in the DNS server for Airvpn as shows. passes the ipleak.net tests like nothing

            0_1549327273293_airvpn.jpeg0_1549327379093_ipleak.jpeg0_1549327755437_firewall-rules-edit.jpeg

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              perfectdark
              last edited by

              working now
              I have DNS Forwarder enabled not DNS resolver

              I removed 10.4.0.1 from DHCP Server DNS, and in general / system setup I kept adding the open dns thee under dNS Servers but changing the interface to AirVPN_WAN - opt2 . When I removed this and left both interfaces as WAN the Open DNS works

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