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    Prevent users from defining DNS servers on client devices.

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    • cmcdonaldC
      cmcdonald Netgate Developer
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      I've always wondered how to do this:

      My university utilizes a system that routes ALL traffic through OpenDNS regardless of what DNS servers are defined on client devices. For example, if I change the DNS servers on my laptop to 8.8.8.8, 8.8.4.4, my traffic still goes through OpenDNS. How are they accomplishing this? And is this possible on pfSense?

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        JoelC707
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        Probably via outbound firewall/NAT rules they are simply redirecting all outbound requests to UDP 53 to OpenDNs. This should be easily accomplished on pfSense as well.

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