No hostname shown with custom dynamic dns

_igor_ · Feb 20, 2015, 9:13 PM

I'm using aidns.net as custom dynamic dns service. Now i see that no hostname is shown, but update occurs (IP showing green). The host is reachable via the dynamic dns-name.

Logs don't show anything, except of the successful extraction of IP and successful update.

Any hint on how to get the hostname shown?

PS: full install of pfsense 2.2 amd64 on pc hardware.

_igor_ · Feb 23, 2015, 4:03 PM

It seems to me a bug…

No entry for hostname available, that should be fixed.

I added the hostname directly into the config.xml, it works now right.

ILLCOMM · Nov 28, 2015, 4:45 PM

same issue.

doktornotor · Nov 28, 2015, 9:36 PM

No such thing has ever been shown with custom DNS type.

meruem · Jan 1, 2017, 7:43 AM

Anyone know if this is being addressed?

I find it a rather annoying issue because Dynamic DNS FQDN values are queried by other pfsense screens. When the FQDN is queried for a Custom type, no value is returned.

Ex: The Dynamic DNS Status widget shows empty string for the hostname. You can’t tell, at a glance, which FQDN is down.

Ex: OpenVPN Client export, the "Host Name Resolution" drop down list shows empty values for each custom type dyn client.

Just theoretical possible solution:

projectedFQDN = fqdnDisplayName ?? FQDN

and then I would think consumers would not need to change their code

cgeo · Jan 7, 2018, 6:09 PM

This also breaks the client configuration for VPN. When I choose the client export in the hostname field the service I configured is blank (see screenshot)

When I try to export as you can see in the screenshot I get an error that there is no hostname configured.
This looks like a bug to me

Grimson · Jan 7, 2018, 6:47 PM

https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/7843