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      robina80
      last edited by

      Hi all,

      does pfsense come with a dns server i could install as i need to resolve local.computers with there hostnames?

      when i installed pfsense first i added my isp dns servers in the initial.setup stage so atm im going through to my isp dns servers but if i try to resolve one of my hostnames will it not resolve as its trying to resolve it with my isp dns servers?

      rob

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      • KOMK
        KOM
        last edited by

        pfSense comes with a built-in DNS Forwarder, or you can install either BIND or dns-server from the Packages list.

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          robina80
          last edited by

          mmm at the moment my linux machine cant resolve my pc hostname, i have set the two machines to the same dns ip

          is it because i havent installed a dns server on my pfsense machine?

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          • KOMK
            KOM
            last edited by

            You have a Linux box and a pfSense box?  Which machine is your DNS, or is that another server?  Please describe your systems, WAN/LAN settings etc

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              robina80
              last edited by

              i just have a pfsense machine i dont have a linux dns server or for that matter any dns server on my LAN network

              my pfsense machine is forwarding to my ISP's dns server but i would really like my own dns server so i can resolve hostnames on my LAN

              my WAN is getting a DHCP address from my ISP

              my LAN i have set it as a static address and i have enabled DHCP server on that NIC

              whats the best dns server you think i should install bind or tinydns?

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              • KOMK
                KOM
                last edited by

                Unless you have a lot of hosts on your LAN, I would suggest simply enabling the built-in DNS Forwarder and then using some Host Overrides.  How many LAN clients do you have?

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                  robina80
                  last edited by

                  i have 8 active DHCP leases and 5 static ip addresses

                  ps. if i was to install a dns package what one would you suggest to install - bind or dns-server, what one is the most common and easier to manage?

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                  • DerelictD
                    Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
                    last edited by

                    The built-in DNS forwarder will work fine at that scale.

                    Set your DNS Servers to your ISP's (or google, opendns, etc) DNS Servers: System->General Setup->DNS Servers

                    Set your DHCP Servers to provide the default DNS Servers (leave the DNS server entries blank): Services->DHCP Server (select the appropriate interface)

                    Enable DNS Forwarder: Services->DNS Forwarder->Enable

                    Also on the DNS Forwarder page, you can enable registration of DHCP Leases and DHCP static entries in the DNS forwarder.  You can also set specific host/DNS overrides at the bottom.

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                      robina80
                      last edited by

                      Thanks Derelict i will give this a go

                      rob

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