Issue with DNS server

Mjennings · Nov 22, 2015, 4:36 AM

Hi,

I have a new Pfsense installation and once in awhile, the built in dns server will stop resolving certain queries… My browser fails to load a page and says DNS lookup failed, so I try on nslookup and get what I pasted below, but then I try nslookup on other domains and they work. If I wait a minute or two and try the same query again, it works. How do I fix my dns server?

Server: pfSense.localdomain
Address: 10.10.3.1

DNS request timed out.
timeout was 2 seconds.
DNS request timed out.
timeout was 2 seconds.
*** Request to pfSense.localdomain timed-out

doktornotor · Nov 22, 2015, 4:46 AM

Look at Status: System logs: Resolver perhaps? (In case you did tick any of the 'Register DHCP' checkboxes in DNS Resolver configuration, I'd suggest to untick those.)

Mjennings · Nov 22, 2015, 10:41 PM

There's no recent logs in the log area and there's no errors anyway.

I have "Register DHCP leases in the DNS Resolver" checked - why uncheck this? It's the entire reason I am using pfsense as my DNS server

doktornotor · Nov 22, 2015, 11:33 PM

@Mjennings:

I have "Register DHCP leases in the DNS Resolver" checked - why uncheck this? It's the entire reason I am using pfsense as my DNS server

Because Unbound is retarded. Check Redmine and/or this: https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=89589.0