Changing DNS server ip and ip for recursive queries
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Hello,
i am a newbie to pfsense,
my company's isp has been bought out, and the new isp has given us new info to point us to their DNS server and server for recursive queries.
yes, i am an idiot, and this is probably simple, but is all that i need to change, just on the general setup page of the web based gui? or will i need to get into the rules section.
dns forwarding has been turned on, but no settings have been made within that.
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In most cases, updating System > General is all you need to do. You might also check Services > DHCP Server to see if those DNS servers were set there also.
If the DNS forwarder is enabled (System > DNS Forwarder) and the DNS servers are blank on the DHCP settings, then the firewall is acting as the DNS server for the local clients, and it uses the servers from System > General.
Most people would not have blocked or restricted DNS in the rules, but it's worth checking (Firewall > Rules, LAN tab). If any rules refer to DNS or udp/53 and the old IPs, you may need to update them.
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Thank you!
double checked the dhcp settings and rules, made the change, everything seems to be going fine!
