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Issue with pfSense system Problem in pfsense

Issue with pfSense system Problem in pfsense

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nc432
Member
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07-14-2020, 11:54 PM
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I'm working with pfsense 2.4.4-RELEASE-p2 in a lab environment. I enabled DNS over TLS and DNSsec, but when checking the DNS servers used by devices, it shows my ISP's DNS (verified via dnsleaktest.com). Since the default setup uses Cloudflare, I resolved the issue by adding custom DNS resolver settings as described. Here are the key changes:

- server: forward-zone: name: "."
- forward-ssl-upstream: yes
- forward-addr: 1.1.1.1@853
- forward-addr: 1.0.0.1@853

You can find more details on the Lawrence Systems Forum: https://forums.lawrencesystems.com/t/fou...sense/1594
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nc432
07-14-2020, 11:54 PM #1

I'm working with pfsense 2.4.4-RELEASE-p2 in a lab environment. I enabled DNS over TLS and DNSsec, but when checking the DNS servers used by devices, it shows my ISP's DNS (verified via dnsleaktest.com). Since the default setup uses Cloudflare, I resolved the issue by adding custom DNS resolver settings as described. Here are the key changes:

- server: forward-zone: name: "."
- forward-ssl-upstream: yes
- forward-addr: 1.1.1.1@853
- forward-addr: 1.0.0.1@853

You can find more details on the Lawrence Systems Forum: https://forums.lawrencesystems.com/t/fou...sense/1594

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ricby
Senior Member
681
07-15-2020, 04:43 PM
#2
I determined what was going on because dnsleaktest displayed my public IP address, leading me to suspect my ISP's DNS server was the issue.
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ricby
07-15-2020, 04:43 PM #2

I determined what was going on because dnsleaktest displayed my public IP address, leading me to suspect my ISP's DNS server was the issue.